THE ORIELLES – Only You Left – LP – Black Vinyl [MAR 13]

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LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl.

Youve got to die and be reborn between albums, begins Henry Wade, guitarist for The Orielles, describing the foundations of the bands fourth studio album, Only You Left. It comes naturally, adds singer and bassist Esm Hand-Halford, its not something we consciously do.

Through this process of creative renewal, the Manchester-based trio completed by drummer Sidonie Hand-Halford have managed to weather a pandemic, defy the fickleness of a trend-led music industry, and emerge, phoenix-like, with something familiarly Orielles, yet altogether different. Recorded in two locations Hydra and Hamburg over the summer of 2024, the 11 tracks of Only You Left sees the band consolidate the bold experimentation of their previous LP, Tableau (2022), with a return to the more stripped-back, song-led approach of their early origins.

Theres nothing more trad than a three-piece, quips Henry, in reference to the bands decision to return to their roots as a trio. Originally from Halifax, the Orielles first came to recognition in 2018 with their debut album, the indie-rock Silver Dollar Moment, which is approaching its eighth birthday in February 2026. These things come in like seven year cycles. So we’ve come in like a full circle back to a familiar place, just as different people.

By exploring binaries and contrasts, the Orielles are finding shapes in the chaos and confusion of the world around us its an undertaking that benefits from more than 15 years of close collaboration, driven by friendship and the artistic compulsion to find meaning in music.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Three Halves
2. Shadow of You Appears
3. Tears Are
4. Embers
5. Tiny Beads Reflecting Light

Side B
1. The Woodland Has Returned
2. All in Metal
3. You are Eating a Part of Yourself
4. Whenever (I May Not Feel So Close)
5. Wasp
6. To Undo the World Itself