Orchards

Orchards is a math-pop band from Brighton, UK. The group consists of Sam Rushton on guitar, Dan Fane on bass and backing vocals, Will Lee-Lewis on drums, and Lucy Evers on vocals. It also releases Storm Windows.

The band is described as working in math rock, math pop, indie, alternative, and indie pop. Its music centres on melody and compact song forms, with the band presenting its songs as short narratives built from guitar, bass, drums, and vocals.

Band background

Orchards appears in different forms elsewhere as the name of several acts, including a London metallic hardcore band, a lo-fi electronic and indie project from Portland, Oregon, and a Nottingham group with a different line-up and history. The Brighton act is the one associated with Sam Rushton, Dan Fane, Will Lee-Lewis, and Lucy Evers.

Style and presentation

The band’s own description frames its music as digital pop collages, dance hymns, and reflective reveries, while also setting it against the sound of falling rain. The Nottingham act with the same name is associated with sweet, crunchy melodies and brief narrative songs, and draws on musicians who have also played in Saint Joan, Jones of Colorado, Sweetbriar, The Nordic Mile, The Grave Architects, and the Sexcapades of Dan Diego.