THE ORCHIDS - Lyceum (Reissue) - CD [SEP 26]

CD (2025 Reissue)

And in the words of Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley (Melody Maker, 1989):

“'Lyceum' is a fountainhead of unqualified greatness. It’s a strange, sad sound harking back to old school tunesmanship – Aztec Camera, ‘Rattlesnakes’, prime-time Felt – but the whole affair is permeated with a resonant, almost tearful quality. ‘Lyceum’ is reminiscent of Galaxie 500’s ‘Today’ in that it sounds like it cost less than a round of drinks to produce. But the lo fi sound merely enhances the misty glazed-pop sound and raises the hallelujah choruses to the forefront. Rather than drowning them in production mush. Don’t pass it by”.

Tracklist: 

1        It's Only Obvious    [2:30]
2        A Place Called Home    [3:20]
3        Caveman    [2:59]
4        The York Song    [3:09]
5        Carrole-Anne    [4:03]
6        Hold On    [3:03]
7        Blue Light    [3:24]
8        If You Can't Find Love    [3:02]
9        I've Got A Habit    [2:32]
10        Apologies    [3:50]
11        Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom    [2:56]
12        Defy The Law    [1:50]
13        Underneath The Window, Underneath The Sink [3:01]
14        Tiny Words    [3:45]
15        Walter    [2:00]
16        What Will We Do Next    [2:53]
17        As Time Goes By    [2:36]
18        Yawn    [7:23]