★★★★★
Big thumping tom-toms open Disgraceland, The Orwell's latest contribution to the garage rock revival. But then it quickly becomes apparent that the band have lost the raw "garage rock" edge that was prevalent in Remember When, the band's first full-length release. The lo-fi recording, however, prevalent on their earlier EP's and album, remains the same. The second song on this sophomore release, "The Righteous One", is vaguely The Doors-y with a fat Interpol style bassline...
- www.theaureview.com
2014-06-10
★★★★★
Almost every band dreams of one day meeting David Letterman, and The Orwells, whether they meant to or not, found a way to crack the king of late night comedy's code. In January, the raucous garage pop act banged out an intoxicating rendition of "Who Needs You", the lead single from their major label debut, Disgraceland, on the Late Show...
- consequenceofsound.net
2014-06-10
★★★★★
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The Chicago quintet has emerged from the garage into the shiny studio and open arms of three accomplished record producers for their new album Disgraceland.
It is difficult to discuss the garage-punk band without reference to 'the Letterman performance' of 'Who Needs You' in January, which is the lead single on the record...
- www.thefourohfive.com
2014-06-04
★★★★★
Meet The Orwells, the living embodiment of rock music as an asylum for every dysfunctional screw-up and half-wit who can't quite manage to reach the status of "human being." This analogy isn't meant as an insult or dismissal, but as praise, because rather than pay hollow lip-service to some hypothetical social evolution or revolution that no manipulation of sound could ever prophesize without hitching itself onto the exercise of bona fide physical and political power, their sophomore record --...
- www.tinymixtapes.com
2014-06-03
★★★★★
At the midpoint of "Always and Forever", a characteristically half-charming/half-shambolic fuzz pop number from Illinois quintet The Orwell's sophomore full-length, Disgraceland, singer Mario Cuomo pauses to share the spotlight with the piped-in sound of a revving motor. The quick sampling of All American noise is something of a synecdoche for the album at large, a quick, rumbly metaphor for the ways in which Disgraceland plays fast and loose with the variable Americana of sixty years of...
- www.thelineofbestfit.com
2014-06-03
★★★★★
When the Orwells appeared on "Letterman" last January, they did exactly what any upstart rock 'n' roll band making their network television debut should do: make complete asses of themselves. The suburban-Chicago quintet chugged through the first verse of their single "Who Needs You" without incident--but by the second verse, frontman Mario Cuomo (no, not that one) stopped singing as if defying some non-existent CBS lip-sync policy, splayed himself across the floor in front of his monitors to...
- pitchfork.com
2014-06-02
★★★★★
Hold on tight, the Chicago garage-rockers' return is a dizzy and dirty rock'n'roll joyride
8 / 10
Straight outta high school, straight onto the road, come The Orwells. They're here to drink your beer, eat your crisps and make a godawful mess of your sofas. More than that, they're out to make men of themselves. Maybe even legends...
- www.nme.com
2014-06-03
★★★★★
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I must confess to being something of a fan of The Orwells after seeing them live last month. Because of this I was particularly guarded about giving the young punks a free pass when the album landed on my doorstep.
Luckily I needn't have worried. This is a record of genuine quality. I applaud whoever has somehow managed to keep them sober enough and focused enough to play their instruments to at least a decent standard...
- gigwise.com
2014-06-03
★★★★★
Photo: I must confess to being something of a fan of The Orwells after seeing them live last month. Because of this I was particularly guarded about giving the young punks a free pass when the album landed on my doorstep.
Luckily I needn't have worried. This is a record of genuine quality. I applaud whoever has somehow managed to keep them sober enough and focused enough to play their instruments to at least a decent standard. Thankfully, these songs get the platform they so richly deserve...
- www.gigwise.com
2014-05-31
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