![]() Feed your love of orchids with one of the classic orchid growing books of all time. Orchids were all the rage then.and still are today.This book may not cure Orchidomania.but who wants to be cured. Shows and exhibitions were dedicated to the intriguingly exotic and seductive orchid. They went to any length to acquire (by any means) the best and most magnificent specimens available. ![]() They obsessed about their care and culture. Every notable royal and gentleman capitalist grew orchids. Groups who can truly capture the real feelings of love and life while wrapping them in pretty melodies are few and far between the Orchids are one of them, and Dreaming Kind is the band at their heartbreaking, heartwarming best."Hailed with great satisfaction in horticultural circles throughout the world." - Gardener's ChronicleOrchidomania: "An obsession with orchids A pleasure gained from raising or collecting orchids." Do you have Orchidomania?Nineteenth century England was obsessed with orchids. The Orchids have been making records like this since they first started, and apart from the occasional production choice, they haven't changed much - and that's just fine. Along with the varying degrees of heartbreak on offer, the band do dish out a few more lighthearted moments, like the almost funky, sample-based mellow groover "I Don't Mean to Stare" and the jubilant "Limitless#1 (Joy)." These are fleeting glimpses of sunshine the rest of the record is as gloomy as a gathering storm, only the clouds aren't foreboding, they are beautiful. They have the big emotions and can deliver them in as widescreen a fashion as any group one might care to mention. So is the gentle, jangle pop-meets- Prefab "I Should Have Thought," a song that proves once and for all that the Orchids are more than just an "indie" proposition. "Isn't It Easy," a chamber ballad that comes complete with a slowly building string arrangement, is a fine example of how the band are able to transmit aching sadness without burying the listener in it. Hearing the band, and especially Hackett, dive into a deep pool of murky emotion is one of the great joys of being an Orchids fan, and there are some prime examples here. Other songs dig right into the torpor and pain, wallowing in the gloom like it's a warm bath. ![]() Tracks like "This Boy Is a Mess" (which is one of the album's biggest surprises and calls to mind vintage Echo & the Bunnymen) and "Echoes" have a little bit of forward momentum, putting a tiny bit of bite into the blues. Sometimes there's nothing more heartwarming than singing out your sadness at the top of your lungs, and the Orchids have again provided a soundtrack for just such an experience. As always, their music has a mix of fragility and resilience, and it's made brilliant through performances that are almost painfully tender while at the same time being oddly uplifting. ![]() 2022's Dreaming Kind is their third post-comeback triumph, and it features all the things that make the band so great: James Hackett's yearning vocals, John Scally's wonderfully meandering guitar melodies, Ian Carmichael's nimble production style, and above all, the breathtaking songs that capture the beauty and sadness of life. Since the re-formed Orchids found their stride with 2020's The Lost Star, they've sounded just as unbeatable as they did in their initial incarnation as Sarah Records' resident Scottish dreamers. ![]()
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