biographical info
(OG's essentially defunct at this point, with The Memories Attack mostly
taking its place. Check out
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/The-Memories-Attack/ for details.)
Orange Glass appeared in Moncton in 1995 with the release of a 7" called Wait A Day on Julie Doiron's Sappy label. Two more singles and two full-lengths followed in 1996 on Sappy, Wabana, And Squirtgun. Moving to Halifax, Bates recorded and played bass on Take the Mountain for Chris Thompson's Moon Socket project. 1998's limited edition concert CD Live at the Khyber saw Orange Glass indulging their improv/noise impulses, tossing grenades of sound into the audience with nary a pop hook to be heard. These more reckless leanings can be heard melding with compact catchy songwriting in the more mature and adventurous sounds of Underwater Underground.
"Underwater Underground is a fantastic 29-minute hybrid of everything that's been cool about
pop music over the past 35 years or so." --Vendetta magazine