Video: The Orwells - In My Bed

Whether or not you've heard otherwise, CMJ is a music festival unlike any other that graces the venues of New York City. Though SXSW might be our pick for top marathon festival of the year, the College Music Journal's annual tradition is still a hot mess in the best way possible. There are over 1,300 bands playing venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn this week, and with a badge, you can get into whichever shows you choose. How are you going to decide where to go and who to see? Hopefully this can help you make up your [...]

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It's been a while hasn't it? If we're keeping tabs on the Our Newest Obsession series, than The Orwells are the first band included since Guadalupe Plata in December of last year. Surely I had to come across someone or something that could gain my attention within that nine month gap, but it seems as though I haven't. So what is it about The Orwells then that has made their interest peak so much in the past few days? Pieces in Prefix Mag and Aquarium Drunkard [...]

There is a certain inherent youthfulness that underlies rock and roll. It's tough to define, but you know it when you see it. Since its inception, rock's narrative has been crafted by cocksure, rebellious characters on a path towards upheaval. Thus, it should come as no surprise that a Chicago five-piece, comprised entirely of 17 year-olds, appears next in line to leave their mark on rock and roll's evolving history. On August 7, The Orwells will release their debut LP Remember When ( pre-order ) on Autumn Tone Records. The band has dropped a [...]

Every Orwell was born after 1984, which is weirder than anything Winston Smith went through. That last sentence is only half true. But according to Justin Gage, their label patron and most dependable Drunkard I know , none of them have even graduated high school. They are teen kids drunk on cheap liquor, the first blast of hearing the Stooges, and lazy summer days. Combine that with natural songwriting talent and that is an invariably winning combination. Stoned salt-water garage rock done right. This video feels like I'm watching the Pump House Gang. That's a good thing. [...]

No pensaba publicar muchas cosas de The Orwells . Pretendía dejarlos con la canción que pusimos en el mixtape de mayo y si acaso volver a ellos a fin de año, con el listado de los mejores álbumes del año. Porque aunque estos niños de 17 años de edad publicarán el LP Remember When el 10 de agosto bajo Autumn Tone , lo cierto es que ese disco viene sonando fuerte en nuestro estudio desde hace algunos meses. Esperamos que su poderío no se limite a [...]

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