''Silver Dollar Moment'' is the debut

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by English

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band

The Orielles The Orielles are an English indie rock band from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The band features Sidonie "Sid" B. Hand-Halford on drums, Esmé Dee Hand-Halford on bass and vocals and Henry Carlyle Wade on guitar and vocals. Career Their ...

. It was released on 16 February 2018, under

Heavenly Recordings Heavenly Recordings is a London-based independent record label founded by Jeff Barrett in 1990. Heavenly released the first albums from Saint Etienne (band), Saint Etienne, Beth Orton and Doves (band), Doves, and early singles by Manic Street P ...

Release

On 24 May 2017, The Orielles released the first single from the album, "I Only Bought It For The Bottle". The second single "Let Your Dogtooth Grow" was released on 24 October 2017. The music video to the single was released on 23 November 2017, and directed by Sam Boullier and shot in Manchester. On 23 November 2017, the band announced the release of their debut album. The third single "Blue Suitcase" was released on 16 January 2018. The band explained the single "is a track that was mostly written over the last few days of summer, inspired by events, discussions and ‘philosophical’ musings that took place in the studio during the recording of the album."

Critical reception

''Silver Dollar Moment'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 77, based on 12 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 75 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 16 reviews. Tim Sendra from ''

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'' said of the album: "With a happily loose rhythm section, alternately shimmering and biting guitar, groovy keyboards, and songs that bob and weave like flyweight boxers, the sound they get on their debut album, Silver Dollar Moment, is fully formed and more impressively together than any baggy band bar. Each song is a perfectly constructed sonic treat, with the band and producer Marta Salongi never adding too much to the arrangements while still slipping in interesting little bits like synth drums, digitally warped guitars, and vocal harmonies here and there to keep listeners on their toes and dancing"

Accolades

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * Esme Hand-Halford – vocals, drums, bass * Sidonie Hand-Halford – vocals, drums * Henry Carlyle Wade – piano, guitar, backing vocals * Lucy Power – flute Production *

Marta Salogni Marta Salogni is an Italian record producer, mixer and recording engineer. Salogni's musical background was cultivated in her native Italy between the small towns of Capriolo and Brescia, where she spent her formative years, collaborating with ...

– producer, engineer

Charts

References

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