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The Pull of Autumn<\/a>
Holiday<\/strong>
RBM Records
18 September 2020<\/td><\/tr>
The Pull of Autumn and\u00a0Orange Cake Mix release\u00a0‘Holiday’ single ahead of ‘Small Colors’ LP<\/strong>

FOR FANS OF:\u00a0<\/strong>Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Popol Vuh, early Velvet Underground, Neil Halstead \/ Slowdive
FCC clean<\/em>
Artist images by Matthew Darrow<\/strong>



“Such a gem \u2013 like the sonic lovechild of The Cars and Talking Heads with a contagiously frenetic Bowie-esque backdrop. This sound would not be out of place in any decade from the 80s until now. A genuine and welcome earworm”<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Big Takeover Magazine<\/strong><\/a>

“Better to travel well than to arrive… this band is not about merely travelling, this is exploration down the unbeaten paths of the glorious unknown”<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Swindonian<\/strong><\/a>

“Beautiful… Pure and simple. Lyrically it is emotional and thought-provoking. It has perfect instrumentation and musicality. A great deal of care has gone into this”<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Spill Magazine<\/strong><\/a>


Art rock collective\u00a0The Pull of Autumn<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Orange Cake Mix (a.k.a. James Rao)<\/strong>\u00a0have released the video for their new single\u00a0‘Holiday’<\/a><\/strong>, a remake of The\u00a0Bee Gees<\/strong>‘ track that they’ve recorded as a tribute to the 60s with an added electronic element, melding 60s pop into today\u2019s post-rock movement.

Based between Boston and Rhode Island, The Pull of Autumn is a \u2018super group\u2019 of sorts, with songs orbiting around\u00a0Daniel Darrow<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0Johanna\u2019s House of Glamour<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Luke Skyscraper (Fashion)<\/strong>, but also involving numerous emerging and notable musicians from the local music scene and from far abroad.

“James Rao originally recorded the sixties pop classic on an analog 4-track recorder. We wanted to keep the raw lo-fi sound while adding a more textured post-rock sound to the mix. With use of electronic elements and synths, we blended the two elements of sound together – one 60s pop bliss and the other electronic music to create a faithful rendition that is, at the same time, engaging post-rock,” says\u00a0Daniel Darrow<\/strong>.

This is the first taste of their new album ‘Small Colors’, to be released in autumn via Boston-based label RBM Records. The collective’s third album, this it is a tribute to many moods, ranging from British folk music and post-rock to jazz, ambient and electronic music. The album’s title represents Darrow’s return to a minimalist approach towards creating music.

This is the first taste of their new album\u00a0‘Small Colors’<\/strong>, to be released in autumn via Boston-based label\u00a0RBM Records<\/strong><\/a>. The collective’s third album, this it is a tribute to many moods, ranging from British folk music and post-rock to jazz, ambient and electronic music. The album’s title represents Darrow’s return to a minimalist approach towards creating music.

In addition to Orange Cake Mix, this long-play involves members of 4AD artists\u00a0Dif Juz<\/strong>, Rough Trade artists\u00a0Johanna’s House of Glamour\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Butterfly Child,\u00a0<\/strong>IRS artist\u00a0Fashion,\u00a0Epic 45, Boyracer, Perfect Disaster, Insides,\u00a0<\/strong>Germany\u2019s\u00a0Seasurfer<\/strong>,Japan\u2019s\u00a0Broken Little Sister<\/strong>, vocalists\u00a0Mina Hunt<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jeanne Batting<\/strong>,\u00a0Colin Darrow<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Matthew Darrow<\/strong>.

“Many artists reached out to contribute to make this album a full range of interpretations of sound .It\u2019s thrilling to have all these amazing artists join together to create 16 songs that a channel the same voice – A love of creating beauty, even in these difficult times,” says\u00a0Daniel Darrow<\/strong>.

This release follows up the 2019\u00a0‘Afterglow’ LP<\/a><\/strong>, which included contributions by members of Throwing Muses, Boyracer, Seasurfer, Orange Cake Mix, Johanna’s House of Glamour, Hood, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for something quite beautiful.

Their debut album‘The Pull of Autumn’<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was released in 2018 following the single\u00a0\u2018Not Coming Down\u2019<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0featuring\u00a0Luke \u2018Skyscraper\u2019 James<\/strong><\/a>, frontman of British new wave pioneers (and I.R.S. recording artist)\u00a0Fashion<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>

The cover painting was created by artist\u00a0Joyce Raskin<\/strong>, who is also bassist in Scarce and author or several books. Her painting fully represents the sound \u00a0of the music.

‘Small Colors’ will be released on September 18 via online stores and streaming platforms like\u00a0Spotify<\/strong><\/a>. It will also be available on CD, packaged in a gatefold 7-inch sleeve. The album can already be pre-ordered via\u00a0Bandcamp.<\/strong><\/a>

CREDITS<\/strong>
‘Holiday’ written by Barry Gibb
Guitar and vocals by James Rao ‘Orange Cake Mix’
Keyboards by Daniel Darrow
Bass by Bruce MacLeod
Album cover painting by Joyce Raskin White


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