Play, Pretend – Project Orange (Single)
Released September 16, 2020
Bacolod-based band Project Orange captivates listeners with their sophisticated blend of bedroom pop and indie rock on “Play Pretend”—a distinctly laid-back affair that chronicles the growing pains of young love and the unsteady circumstances that define it.
The four-piece outfit employs a lush and dream-like palette in terms of musical approach, fully embracing a deceptively simple arrangement that wouldn’t feel out of place side by side with the breezy pop sensibilities of Clairo and Boy Pablo. Steeped in melancholic pulse, “Play Pretend” provides glimpses of a promising music act informed by the sound of its time but never allowing trends to envelope the finality and packaging. It’s all heart, less feels: the more you immerse to the song’s intimate revelations, the closer it hits home.
