Orian - Before It Weighs Us Down
3.9
Flyctory.com Pros
- Great vocal skills
- Nice atmosphere
- Characteristic blending of songs
I ran into Orian and his music by scanning new releases on a promotion platform. I just loved the special sound of his debut EP under that name, Before It Weighs Us Down. The five tracks have been released on 25th June 2021.
Orian – About The Artist
The civiil name of Orian in Joey Ryan. He is an Irish musician, but nowadays lives in Berlin. His music is a mixture of folk, independent styles and singer-songwriter melodies. The artist name is actually quite new – he already released two albums under his civil name, but wanted to move more towards atmospheric sounds.
Orian – Before It Weighs Us Down – Track by Track
The five song EP lasts 18 minutes
1. Beautiful Disguise
The style of the opening track almost reminds me of Depeche Mode recordings. The song is very powerful and present, has a lot of atmosphere, but also comes with a really dark touch. I really love to listen to Beautiful Disguise, indeed.
2. Grateful
The dark touch stays in the second song of the album. Overall, the song is more melodic, the guitars feel a bit more present to me. Especially towards the end of the song, Orian demonstrates a really nice vocal energy – even if the track hasn’t caught you before, it might do so in its last ninety seconds.
3. What pulls you
While the first two songs are new releases, the remaining songs of the EP have already been published before the song collection. The song feels melancholic to me, but comes with a very different energy and spirit compared to the openers. Great vocal performance again, which is driving the song, definitely.
4. Jewellery Box
Jewellery Box is a song, which has been quite popular in the German university radio / music scene. The song is a ballad with scrumming guitars, a lot of echo and atmosphere. Again, the second half of the track creates a lot of atmosphere and fascinating moment. Love it.
5. Ask You Twice
The closing track has a touch of indie-rock, but also of pop to me. It creates a nice atmosphere again. A very different and new aspect of Orian’s music – definitely another interesting, also catching sound. Well done!
Orian – Before It Weighs Us Down – Spotify
Here is Before It Weighs Us Down on Spotify:
Orian – Before It Weighs Us Down – My View
Orian creates a great atmosphere. He is using his instrumental, but especially his vocal skills to take you right into the heart of his songs. The five songs are really promising, I would definitely like to listen to more songs of the Irish in the future. I also feel that he has even more potential than Before It Weighs Us Down reflects.
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This week, I had at least an easy time determining the leading track of my Songs of the Week. I listened ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24 June 2022)
Whenever I start working for my Songs of the Week, I typically scan the candidates I archived for that reason and ...
Museum at Bethel Woods – The Original Site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival
flycOn the second day of my Weird Al Yankovic tour-chasing trip in April 2022, I was gifted to visit a ...
Clara Louise – Enough Is Enough
Clara Louise is indeed a very multi-talented German artist. With Enough Is Enough, she is already releasing her sixth studio album ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Tomas Rimeika (14th June 2022)
I am really glad to present you a new artist in my Spotlight interview section. Tomas Rimeika became quite famous ...
Avi Kaplan – Floating On A Dream
The signature element of Avi Kaplan's music is definitely is powerful basso profondo vocal range. After three EP releases, he ...
VoixxBradler – Blast
From time to time, I just have to give in that there is a Bavarian and Southern German heart in ...
Mina Richman – Jaywalker EP
Debut EP release: German-Iranian artist Mina Richman releases her first five song set on 6th May 2022. The EP is ...
Ryan Sheridan – Americana
Some seven years after his last album release, Ryan Sheridan is back with a new album. Americana is a cover album featuring ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 22 April 2022)
The week after the 2022 Easter Bunny features some really interesting music. The heading song comes with a touch of ...
Mrs. Greenbird – Love You To The Bone
New songs from Mrs. Greenbird: Cologne's finest Americana pop pair released a new set of tracks on 9th April 2022 ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 01 April 2022)
Not really sure why the release calendars are so seasonal (apart from major holidays like Christmas) - but I generally ...
Ian Noe – River Fools & Mountain Saints
Ian Noe has already been touring with major country music acts like Jon Prine. On 25th March 2022, he is ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 11 March 2022)
Not really sure whether it is my March 2022 trip with the Pittsburgh Penguins or other influences, but this time, ...
The Keltics – 9
Call it Irish Folk or Kilt-Rock - The Keltics already have quite a long band history. They are not from ...
Emma Elisabeth – Some Kind of Paradise
I recently ran into the single Heart on A String, when Emma Elisabeth published the song as a single. The more ...
Arny Margret – intertwined
After I ran into her song akureyri and made it head one of my Songs Of The Week episodes, I was really looking ...
Fairytale – Winter Tales
Fairytale themselves call their music "Fantasy Folk". On 25th February 2022, they release a new album, Winter Tales. After a short ...
Shovels & Rope – Manticore
Shovels & Rope are an Amercana / folk duo. With Manticore, they already present their ninth studio album. Here is my ...
Michael Lane – Take It Slow
When I listened to Michael Lane's album Traveling Son in October 2019, I absolutely enjoyed the sound of the US-German artist, who ...
Jördis Tielsch – New Mornings
TV appearances, support act of famous musicians like Heinz Rudolf Kunze or Rea Garvey: Jördis Tielsch has indeed grown quite ...
Klaus Lage – Je wahrer die Liebe
70 years of Klaus Lage - the rock singer-songwriter is one of the most iconic artists of the German music ...
Amos Lee – Dreamland
Amos Lee's melodic sounding songs have lead to a wide national and international fan support already. With Dreamland, the US East ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 04 Feb 2022)
The last two editions of the Songs Of The Week had a really nice load of positive feedback. Thus, I am really ...
Marissa Nadler – The Wrath Of The Clouds EP
Marissa Nadler is already an active performing artist since over 20 years. Thus, the US-American has become a quite well-known ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 28 Jan 2022)
After I have already been struggling with the idea of the Songs of the Week, the feedback on my previous edition ...
Kiefer Sutherland – Bloor Street
Kiefer Sutherland is a world-famous actor since many years, but since quite a while, he is also growing a fan ...
Jamestown Revival – Young Man
Jamestown Revival are doing a characteristic blend of Americana genres. On 14th January 2022, they released their fourth studio album, Young ...
Spoon And The Forkestra – The Fondest Flinch EP
Especially in the world of social media, where it feels nearly impossible to spot the rising artist Peter Smith (just ...
Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 31 Dec 2021)
The international music scene is slowly coming back from Christmas break. I listened to a couple of really remarkable releases ...
Jona Bird – Januar
Towards the end of the year, I majorly ran into releases by German artists - either in the "normal" Media ...
Flyctory.com – My Favorite Albums / EPs 2021
2021 definitely lifted Flyctory.com to another level. The community is steadily increasing - days with less than 2,000 page hits ...
No Snakes In Heaven – Dancer EP
The website of the German band No Snakes In Heaven names their style Alternative Singer-Songwriter Music. I felt that their style ...
Ian Tray Band – Electricity
The time right before Christmas is typically not featuring too many new releases. In my point of view, it is ...
Some Non-Country Christmas Songs 2021
Christmas is approaching really quick now. While I traditionally do a festive edition of my Country Music Picks, I also ...
Spell Songs – Spell Songs II: Let The Light In
Spell Songs is a very interesting folk project, which is aiming to link music with literature. On 10th December 2021, ...
Lisa Wanloo – Shadows
Lisa Wanloo is doing an interesting blend of Americana and grunge songs. On 3rd December 2021, she is releasing her ...
Al Lewis – Moving On Moving Past EP
Folk music from Wales: a promotion platform offered me to listen to Moving On Moving Past by Al Lewis. As I ...
Flora Falls – Ankle Deep EP
In early November 2021, I received a promo EP from a folk music duo from Berlin, Flora Falls. A bit ...
Michael Patrick Kelly – B.O.A.T.S
New stuff from Michael Patrick Kelly - family member of the legendary Kellys is back in the virtual and physical ...
Houndmouth – Good For You
Alternative bliues and folk sounds from Indiana: Houndmouth are releasing their fourth studio album Good For You on 5th November 2021 ...
ABBA – Voyage
After so many rumors and record-high bids, they really do it: ABBA is back: the most fabulous four ever from ...
AHI – Prospect
Honestly, when I received the promotion material for AHI's fourth album Prospect, this did not read overwhelmingly promising. Having a ...
Billy Bragg – The Million Things That Never Happened
On 29th October 2021, Billy Bragg is already publishing his fourteenth album, The Million Things That Never Happped. With Bragg looking ...
Hulkoff – Ragnarök
It is hard to describe the sound of Hulkoff, which is the solo project of songwriter and composer Pär Hulkoff ...
Skinny Lister – A Matter of Life and Love
If you ran into a band which released the songs Damn The Amsterdam and Bavaria Area, what would you do? ...
Dave Hause – Blood Harmony
With Flyctory.com growing in all three pillars, I also have access to more music before it is in fact released ...
The Hits of the Trips – My Summer 2021 in Music
Summer feels to be over - Fall 2021 is coming. Finally, I had much more - and better - trips ...
Noah Gundersen – A Pillar of Salt
Some indie folk from the US West Coast: Noah Gundersen is releasing a new album, A Pillar of Salt. I ...
Santiano – Wenn die Kälte Kommt
Santiano became a huge player in the German music scene. They mix rock with shanty and sailor music style sounds ...
Strand Of Oaks – In Heaven
In Heaven is already the seventh album by the US rock project Strand of Oaks. I received the album from ...
Paule – Wunderschön unperfekt
I had a quite long list - and range - of album to select from for my 1st October 2021 ...
Saint City Orchestra – Unified
Already the band description sounds interesting: the Saint City Orchestra is a Swiss folk-punk band. Active since 2013, they release ...
Echo Bloom – Wake
Echo Bloom is a very interesting band project. They released three albums so far, each dedicated to an individual genre ...
Martha Wainwright – Love Will Be Reborn
Almost five years after her previous album Goodnight City, Martha Wainwright is back in the record stores. On 20th August ...
James McMurtry – The Horses And The Hounds
Even though James McMurtry is a 1960's born music artist, he had his first Top 10 placements in 2008. His ...
Watchhouse – Watchhouse
Having released six albums together, but still releasing a debut album - in case you are unable to solve the ...
Willy Mason – Already Dead
Eight or nine years (depending on how you define it) after his previous studio album, Willy Mason is back in ...
Leah Blevins – First Time Feeling
Leah Blevins is doing country music with a touch of folk. On 6th August 2021, the Kentucky-origin artist is releasing ...
Joshua Radin – The Ghost and The Wall
Joshua Radin is a very interesting artist. A couple of his songs have more than thirty million Spotify streams each ...
Ida Mae – Click Click Domino
Second album of their career: after their 2019 album Chasing Lights, Ida Mae are back with a new album on 16th ...
Rivers Of England – Eight In The Evening In Spring EP
Some interesting folk-rock from Great Britain. Via a promotion platform, I ran into the band Rivers of England. Their new ...
Eliza Shaddad – The Woman You Want
Eliza Shadad is a really interesting artist with international roots and influences. On 16th July 2021, she is releasing her ...
An Early Bird – Diviner
An Early Bird is a solo artist project, which is mixing independent folk styles with dreamy sounds. As I generally ...
William Fitzsimmons – Ready The Astronaut
William Fitzsimmons is a folk singer-songwriter, who is an active musician since 2005. On 25th June 2021, he released his ...
Richie Necker – New Songs and Untold Stories
Some cool music from Germany: the album New Songs And Untold Stories was soloely flagged as pop music in a promotion ...
Gary Louris – Jump For Joy
Gary Louris is quite successful as a musician and even worked on Grammy Award-winning albums by Tedeschi Trucks Band and ...
Anders Enda Barnet – You Are The River
Some music from Scandinavia: Anders Enda Barnet is a Swedish singer-songwriter, who is doing alternative pop songs. On 21st May ...
Emirsian – Lezoon
Music by a German artist with Armenian roots - I am always curious when it comes to have a listen ...
Oliver Wood – Always Smilin’
If you are a Harry Potter fan, I unfortunately have to refer you to my Hogwarts Express posting - Always ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Linda Mar (11th May 2021)
Linda Mar (or Linda Marlen Runge, which is her civil name) is truly a multi-talent in performing: Likely, most people ...
Jon And Roy – Know Your Mind
Folk music with a touch of rock and reggae: Jon and Roy is a West Coast Canadian band, who are ...
Claudia Koreck – Perlentaucherin
Twelve cover songs of German music legends - when I recently reviewed a similar concept, #Schlager by Stereoact, my rather was ...
Watershed – Elephant In The Room
Watershed is one of these bands which make you ask yourself "What are these guys doing now?"... and then, surprisingly, ...
Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert Vol. 8
Sing meinen Song ("Sing My Song") is definitely one of my favorite German TV music shows. A group of music artist ...
Mighty Oaks – Mexico
The fourth album by the multi-national project Mighty Oaks on 7th May 2021: boosted by lead singer Ian Hopper in ...
Van Morrison – Latest Record Project Volume 1
From time to time, I just feel urged to leave my "traditional" track by track review format. For example, when ...
VINTER – Seasons
Seasons by the project VINTER is a typical Flyctory.com review. I scanned future new releases in a promotion database and got ...
Robert John Hope – Plasticine Heart
When I listened to Robert John Hope's solo album debut Plasticine Heart, I felt that I should definitely share these ...
Todd Snider – First Agnostic Church of Hope And Wonder
Todd Snider is a quite buzy artist. The Memphis resident, who is having is very own style, is already releasing ...
Beharie – Beharie // Beharie (EP)
The naming of Beharie's EPs so far might not be that creative - but his songs are a g good ...
Adam Douglas – Better Angels
Adam Douglas feels to be rather a Norwegian than a US artist nowadays. He is living in Hadeland North of ...
Vanessa Peters – Modern Age
Even though the name sounds quite German at first sight, this review of Modern Age, the new album by Vanessa ...
Barbarisms – Zugzwang
Zugzwang (which literally means "being forced to move") sounds like a German album. But in fact, the band Barbarisms, who ...
Ray Cooper – Land Of Heroes
Some interesting folk music on Flyctory.com: Ray Cooper is in the music business since the 1970's. After working with several ...
Skullcrusher – Storm in Summer EP
The EP Storm in Summer by Skullcrusher to me was one of these records you receive over promotion platforms you ...
Manntra – Monster Mind Consuming
Croatian folk-rock with a metal touch? Sounds quite interesting, doesn't it? And, indeed, when I scanned one of the music ...
John Smith – The Fray
The Fray is the new album by John Smith. The British singer-songwriter, who is independent and self-funding all his publications, ...
Timo Scharf – Everything Ever Always Is All Forgotten EP
The promotion material to Timo Scharf's new EP Everything Ever Always Is All Forgotten contains a magical sentence. He is writing ...
Frances Luke Accord – Sunnyside EP
Frances Luke Accord was one of my first Spotlight interviews in 2021. Among many other topics, we chatted about their ...
Ziggy Alberts – searching for freedom
Releasing your first EP some one and a half year after you started to learn the guitar feels like a ...
Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light
Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night - the two masterminds behind the US folk-rock band Blackmore's Night, are indeed big names ...
The Paper Kites – Roses
More Australian music on Flyctory.com. Down under became more and more popular (and frequent) in my media review section. On ...
Tim Hart – Winning Hand
I enjoy the collaboration with promotion agencies, which feed Flyctory.com with new music. The key reason for that is that ...
Jack McBannon – True Stories
Jack McBannon does a quite interesting and versatile fusion of different Americana music styles. Being on stage for twenty years ...
Sonor Teutonicus – Morgenrot
Apart from global mainstream sounds, there are some genres, which have a quite local popularity. The German Schlager is one ...
Korpiklaani – Jylhä
Since I ran into the music of Korpiklaani at a Lordi gig in Helsinki, I am really a fan of ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Emma Stevens (4th February 2021)
Emma Stevens is not only one of the big names of the British country / folk music scene, she is ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com Meets Frances Luke Accord (21st January 2021)
Frances Luke Accord is a US-American folk music duo, which has been founded during their common time at high school ...
Passenger – Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted
Passenger had a massive hit in 2012, which lead to billions of streams. Even though the solo artist could not ...
Andrew Bird – Hark!
It is hard to put a create a good definition of the music Andrew Bird is doing. It is folk, ...
Darlingside – Fish Pond Fish
I am a huge critics of the fact that music, especially radio airplay, becomes more and more streamlined. The more ...
Dawes – Good Luck With Whatever
All five albums of the 2010's of the US folk rock band Dawes made it to the US overall album ...
Diana DeMuth – Misadventure
I ran into the music of Diana DeMuth some weeks before her debut album release, when I was scanning for ...
Yonder Boys – Acid Folk
The Yonder Boys are definitely an interesting, but also kind of weird and funny combo, which is based in Germany, ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com Meets Riley Whittaker (6th September 2020)
Riley Whittaker contacted me just some one or two weeks ago. She is a young artist from Sedona, Arizona, who ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Jackie Therrien (3rd September 2020)
In the recent past, my Spotlight interview section hosted some very interesting young artists as well. For example, I chatted with ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Roderick August (28th July 2020)
It's quite a while since I published my latest Spotlight interview episode with Carolyn Miller in mid-June 2020. The more ...
Lori McKenna – The Balladeer
Lori McKenna is regarded to be one of the best female songwriters in the country music scene. On 24th July, ...
Spotlight – Flyctory.com meets Lucy LaForge / Lucy & La Mer (31st May 2020)
Lucy LaForge is the head and lead singer behind Lucy & La Mer. Based in Los Angeles, the singer / ...
Phavors – Petals EP
Some weeks before the release of their debut EP Petals, the Indie Folk band Phavors contacted me whether I'd like to review ...
Steve Earle & The Dukes – Ghosts of West Virginia
Steve Earle is definitely one of the big names in music in general. The country and folk artist had very ...
Maple & Rye – For Everything
Due to my cooperation with the Greywood Records Label, I ran into another interesting album, which might be out of ...
Mrs. Greenbird: Strong Crowdfunding Start for New Album
Covid-19 has a huge impact on the music industry. My home town Cologne's local country music heroes, Mrs. Greenbird, were ...
Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels
Lucinda Williams is quite a big name in the US music business. The 67-year-old, who made it big in folk ...
Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter
There are a lot of album release postponements at the moment, as the Corona crisis does not allow the acts ...
A Choir of Ghosts – An Ounce of Gold
Due to my collaboration with Greywood Records, I received a quite interesting CD from the folk song genre: An Ounce of ...
Mrs. Greenbird (Frankfurt, 7th November 2019)
One of the few German country/folk acts, which gained some international reputation in the past is Cologne-based Mrs. Greenbird. Before ...
Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (Review)
Mrs. Greenbird was the only Germany-based band who were playing at the C2C debut in Berlin 2019. This definitely illustrates ...