Tightrope Walker by PJ Orr

PJ Orr have made something very special with his latest album, the second since departing Sydney psych-rock group Hailer.

The band debuted in 2016 with the release of self-produced/multi-tracked album ‘Foggy Notion’

PJ Orr returned to the studio with former Youth Group member Tim Kevin (Holly Throsby, Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil, The Lovetones) to record their new album ‘Tightrope Walker’. This album has seen the solo project evolve from finger picked acoustic loops into sprawling electrified blues riffs where pop songs intersect lovingly amidst lush textures.

Gentle waves lap at its shores, but under the surface, there’s a glint of teeth.

A haunted record, perhaps. Like a punch-drunk boxer, it sways yet ultimately manages to stay triumphant on its own two feet.

The band signed to legendary US record label Misra Records for their new release.

QUOTES

"Reverberations like a Southern American band teetering on the edge of psych and a south coast Australian band peering over the rocks to the low surf. Somehow it feels like a city/country melange, as if nature is impinging on an aesthetic that isn’t resisting but is still finding its balance in this new environment" – Bernard Zuel

"New single Tightrope Walker from Sydney band PJ Orr and finds them weaving their way through some sweet pastoral Americana and indie rock that brings to mind the gentle chug of bands such as The War On Drugs and Kurt Vile." – Post to Wire

“Genre-bending release driven by a Cathartic Story telling quality” – Happy Mag

"Beautiful contemporary singer-songwriter guitar pop with jagged-edged, jangled, incidental riffs grabbing the attention throughout… another winner from the always reliable Misra Records label" – Janglepophub

"Adding a layer of Tom Petty’s country wit to Australian guitars, it’s a dusty beaut. Gentle waves lap at its shores, but under the surface there’s a glint of teeth." – Theundergroundstage.com

PJ Orr are unashamedly Australian: the undisguised vocal twang, the raw lyrical exposition and a jingle jangly sound that have defined bands from The Triffids, The Go-Betweens through to more recent examples like Key Out, RVG and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever" – Backseat Mafia

Tracklist

1.	Emotional Peacefulness	6:15

2.	Modern Way	3:29

3.	Tightrope Walker	4:32

4.	Fkd Up	5:03

5.	Care a Lot	2:22

6.	Risk	3:29

7.	Why Did You Go Away?	4:53

8.	Calypso Crush	5:50

9.	Markets	6:29

10.	Tightrope Walker (extended version)	6:40

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released April 3, 2020

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