Editors' Picks: Orange Island

Orange Island is a band that most of you probably haven't heard of, but I'm guessing within a year a lot of you will be talking about. If I had to describe them by just this song, I'd say they're probably what Braid would have evolved into, or more aptly what Hey Mercedes wishes they were. This 2 minute long rocker is off their upcoming full length "Everything You Thought You Knew" coming out February 5th on Iodine Recordings:
Orange Island - Drinking To Bend
If you dig it [and I'm guessing you will], check 'em out on tour! They're playing just about everywhere in the coming months; tour dates are below.

01/27 Roxbury, MA @ X-Haus 72 Calumet St. w/ Jericho, The Chase Scene, Tokyo Rose info: allaboutrecords@aol.com 7pm/$4
02/01 Kennett Square, PA @ American Legion w/ Brand New, The Reunion Show 5:30pm
02/02 Scranton, PA @ Café Del Sol w/ Brand New, This Years Model, Stalemate, Minus Fields 7pm, $5 mattfz@yahoo.com
02/03 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fire w/ Brand New, The English System, The Hate Holiday info: Booking@Khyber.Com
02/04 New York City, NY @ CBGB's w/ Liars Academy, Brandston, Blood Red, Align, On The Might Of Princes 7pm/$10 info: A1000knives666@aol.com
02/05 Baltimore, MD @ TBA
02/06 Norfolk, VA @ Cogan's 7pm/$5 info: MattDauer@cs.com
02/07 Richmond, VA @ Alley Cat's w/ Further Seems Forever, The Starting Line, Brand New, Recover 6pm/$6 info: SkelBel@aol.com
02/08 Savannah, GA @ 2424 8:30pm/$5 info: unknowp@bellsouth.net
02/09 Gainesville, FL @ TBA
02/10 Orlando/Melbourne @ TBA
02/12 Tampa, FL @ TBA
02/13 Tallahassee, Fl @ Thunderdome 7pm/$5 info: Whatswrongwithyo@hotmail.com
02/14 Houma, LA @ Acousticas W/ Those Cool Guys, Walk Through Walls 7pm/$5 walkthroughwalls@hotmail.com
02/22 West Chester, PA @ American Legion Hall Basement w/ The Stryder, Anothology 6pm/$7 info: todd@r6productions.com
03/02 Medina, NY @ TBA
03/03 Kansas City, MO @ el Torreon (31st and Gillham Plaza) w/ national fire theory, trelese, sunset black 7pm/$7 destructxcore@hotmail.com
03/05 Chicago, IL @ Fireside Bowl w/ TBA info: BookChicago@Juno.Com
03/06 Detroit, MI @ TBA
03/08 Minneapolis, MN @ Babylon w/TBA info: amy@nosmallcompass.com
03/09 Cleveland, OH @ TBA
03/10 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Roboto Project info: therobotoproject@yahoo.com
03/13 Providence, RI @ AS220 w/ A Trillion Barnacle Lapse info: trashart@hotmail.com
03/14 Toronto, ON CANADA @ TBA
03/15 Ottowa, ON CANADA @ TBA
03/16 Montreal, QC CANADA @ TBA
03/17 Quebec City, QC CANADA @ TBA
03/21 - 04/21 east coast/mid west tour with few and far between
04/21 - 05/20 west coast tour with army of freshmen