*Main Entry: Mock Orange * Function: aural pleasures * Date: est. 1998 1: classic American indie band founded by four friends based in Evansville, Indiana; immensely popular on college radio stations, receiving critical acclaim with every release 2: band releasing album recorded live, named Live in Brooklyn, featuring music from their past albums, Captain Love and Mind Is Not Brain; a collection of refreshingly optimistic indie anthems 3: simultaneously refined yet edgy vocals by Ryan Grisham; a melting pot of instrumentation 4: happy-go-lucky lyrics (which the world can all use more of) 5: upbeat claps and quirky whistles 6: band whose album is released under Wednesday Records, a label which is also host to Sylvie, Jon McKiel, First to Leave, The Little Heroes, The Orange, Fire in the Radio 7: UTTERLY STAPLE TO ALL SELF-PROCLAIMED INDIE FANS Other notables from Wednesday Records: Sylvie, Jon McKiel, First to Leave, The Little Heroes, The Orange, Fire in the Radio |