Sydney, Australia’s Josh Orange, a folk-rock group with just a dollop of Dublin, Ireland in lead singer and songwriter Gordon Burke. The line-up rounded out by our gifted guitarist and vocalist Andrew Wass, drummer Alex Miller’s powerful driving force and currently Gavin Perkins is driving the bass guitar.
The juices are flowing for Australian Folk Rockers, Josh Orange. The band recently released their fifth studio album “Birds for The Bayou”, and it has been described as …”Outstanding, a marvelous sonic journey” (Thoughts Words Actions-August 24) …”Tastefully dissonant keys join the ever-giving guitar for the sixth track on the album, “Devil at the Backdoor,” which has a distinctly vintage, yet original sound, as it houses the playfulness of a Modest Mouse song and The War on Drugs-style vocals while keeping their pop folk roots at the forefront of the sound.” (Music Mecca July 24).
Frontman Gordon Burke hails from Drimnagh in Dublin 12 and celebrated the release with a trip to Dublin and a sold out Whelan’s show in August 2024. Joined onstage by long time friend Gavin Glass, and producer Pete Holidai. The Irish born singer/songwriter is the son of Royal Showband guitarist Fergus Burke, and he describes growing up around some of Irelands finest musicians as a lot of fun with plenty of sound checks as a kid.
Winner of the 2022 SAW (Mid Atlantic Songwriting Competition) with their track “I Will Follow You”, which also made Number 1 on Australia’s AMRAP Metro Singles Chart. Josh Orange are very excited to be releasing the first official single from their new album “Devil at The Backdoor” on November 1st 2024. The band have also shot an official video for the release, and are currently finalising dates for an Australian tour.
Burke describes the song as uncomfortable, but in another way deeply calming…” It deals with uncomfortable themes, things that I have had to deal with. The peace is in the rhythm of the song, it is soothing, but then again, those battles are in the past.”
Sydney, Australia-based folk rock band Josh Orange released their debut album in 2006 but their 2021 break-out album was Midnight Lights. Now they are back with their fifth album Birds For The Bayou, an 11-track Opus. Led by Frontman Gordon Burke, the project explores themes ranging from love, soul searching, contentment and celebration of life.
Devil at The Backdoor will be released though Believe Music worldwide on November 1 2024.