The name of Projet Orange’s upcoming BMG release, Megaphobe, is an ironic illusion. This album is anything but the work of a band that’s afraid to make it big. From a sheltered community, they were about to launch themselves into a much bigger pond. The brothers Boies needn’t fear, the material on this record is not proof of their ability to switch from their mother tongue to English, it’s a big, bold, border-breaking artistic statement.

Breezy hooks meet muscular guitars; raw atmospherics confront conscientious poetics. This is smart, moving rock – one of those rare records that gets your body moving and lets your mind wander. The soaring falsetto, gritty pop and immaculate harmonies of the album lures the ear with a hint of musically ancestral sentimentality. The fresh vitality of the band’s charisma is what brands them a place all their own. From the bratty “Yeah! Yeah!”, to the trippy “A.R.S.E.”, to the smooth subtle anthemesque first single, “Tell All Your Friends”, Megaphobe is an album that resists being pigeonholed into the ‘singles’ era we’re surviving right now. The Boies brothers romp through styles with astonishing ease, keeping you hoping there’s no end to the album. But this momentum is not without precedent. Projet Orange had a huge debut!

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