DERRINGER DISCOVERIES

ARTIST: Orion and the Melted Crayons

LOCATION: Charlottesville, VA (USA)

FEATURED: Episode 29

From Spotify:

Founded in 2018 as a studio project to release Orion Faruque’s songwriting, The Melted Crayons is material centered around our interactions with the world we live in and ways we express ourselves. With a penchant for finding joy in the moment, TMC contrasts soaring highs and everyday vibes with poignant pain atop a bed of sweet chords and interlocking rhythm. 

Releases: 

2020.09.04: The Good Stuff album 

What keeps your head up when the going gets tough? For us, it's "The Good Stuff". "This record is a combination of 4 songs (*) I wrote during the early COVID -19 lockdown and 5 from the older Melted Crayons catalog. We created it in apartments, basements and a few select studios over 2020. The Good Stuff highlights the positive things that I focused on during the pandemic. I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I did making it." -Orion Faruque 

From a funky, psychedelic solo performance on “What Is Love” to a heartfelt Americana arrangement on “The Letter”; grooving soul bass and horns on “The Good Stuff” to indie rock electric guitars on “Kaleidoscope”, the album is full of diverse feelings and sounds

2018.12.22: Where’d You Go (live in studio) Orion and the Melted Crayons got together at Virginia Arts Recording in Nov. 2018. The traditional Appalachian instrumentation and 3 part harmonies blend in the recording room to create a vintage sound. 

2018.11.17: Take a Nap Single 

2018.05.21: Breathe E.P.

From Team Derringer:

Orion is an extremely talented singer/songwriter/producer who lays some cool grooves over colorful musical tapestries. His songs hit the sweet spot between imaginative lyrics, indie-art style, and accomplished musicality. Fans of The Weepies, The Dimes, and the Wooden Birds will love Orion's music.