The Orb "Tailem Bend" 2023-01-20 It's not a commercial record

It's not a commercial record

with their snarling boom-chicka-boom guitars and an Old 97's swing in the rhythm section

Tove Lo and Merry Clayton among those appearing across its 11 tracks

" the trad-metal burlof "Last Word

even the two relatively subdued instrumental interludes are full of abrasive textures

The Orb "Tailem Bend" 2023-01-20 It's not a commercial recordIt wasnt meant to be six years between albums for ORB. The Geelong forged trio last graced us with a studio offering in the form of 2018s characteristically heady The Space Between, before touring Europe and America back to back supporting King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard in 2019. But time rarely passes as expected, whether slowed by pandemics, side pursuits or other vagaries of daily life. Whats important is that a fourth album is finally here,