Orba Squara is the musical alter ego of Mitch Davis, an independent New York-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. If Davis’s name doesn’t ring a bell (yet), his artistry most certainly will: “Perfect Timing,” a track from Orba Squara’s 2007 debut, sunshyness, was featured in the first international TV campaign for the iPhone. Yet more than anything, what Orba Squara represents is an idea: namely, that in an age of increasing electronic saturation—an age when one might wonder if something actually happened if it wasn’t Twittered about—there’s something refreshing (and reassuring) about music made with human hands.
That’s the sound of Orba Squara’s sophomore set, The Trouble with Flying, a mesmerizing collection of homemade art-pop gems. Highlights include opener “Treasure Map,” in which Davis describes a world populated by leprechauns, minotaurs and unicorns; the Broadway miniature “Millionaires,” where he imagines buying “a dozen diamonds like they were a dime a dozen” (then giving them away just to impress his beloved); and “Brand New Day,” an upbeat charmer in which the narrator makes a promise “that I’ll always be unique.”
As defined by Davis’s idiosyncratic vocals and his off-kilter melodic sense, Flying makes good on that guarantee. Still, fans of the Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs should prepare to open their hearts for 13 more(amazon.com).
That’s the sound of Orba Squara’s sophomore set, The Trouble with Flying, a mesmerizing collection of homemade art-pop gems. Highlights include opener “Treasure Map,” in which Davis describes a world populated by leprechauns, minotaurs and unicorns; the Broadway miniature “Millionaires,” where he imagines buying “a dozen diamonds like they were a dime a dozen” (then giving them away just to impress his beloved); and “Brand New Day,” an upbeat charmer in which the narrator makes a promise “that I’ll always be unique.”
As defined by Davis’s idiosyncratic vocals and his off-kilter melodic sense, Flying makes good on that guarantee. Still, fans of the Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs should prepare to open their hearts for 13 more(amazon.com).
Sunshyness - 2007
1. Sky Cloud Winter Breeze
2. Perfect Timing (This Morning)
3. My Favorite Song
4. Gravel
5. The Only Thing
6. Warm Fuzz
7. Stay Around
8. So Comfortable
9. All Around the World
10. Sunshine
Good Music!
The Trouble with Flying - 2008
1. Treasure Map
2. Come So Far
3. All the Colors (Picture Perfect)
4. Millionaires
5. Tomorrow
6. New Guitar
7. The Trouble with Flying
8. Maybe
9. Too
10. Tell Me
11. Brand New Day
12. Raining Again
13. Very Very (Snow in June)
Good Music!
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Great discovery - many thanks for Orba.
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