[coll] Is Orange Birds [Marriage Records] (CD)

This is a 2004 collection from Portland, Oregon-based Marriage Records. It’s a variety of indie pop and mild experimentation of the spare, lofi, DIY variety. There’s female vocals from Manta (you’d swear it was Sarah Dougher’but it’s Portland’s Marianna Ritchie), international percussive flavor from White Rainbow, wacky electronics from Yacht and an embedded Police cover from The Blow. A nice little sample from Marriage. (Added 10-5-2005)

-Cynthia Lombard