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You can’t ask for much more from any album.

The album’s honest exploration of emotion, inspires it. By the time I’d arrived home and had finished Foreplay, I had felt a lot. It’s an honest exploration of love and loss. It was critically acclaimed for its "introspective nature", and "soothing guitar melodies": įoreplay is a thoroughly introspective album. Foreplay was both independently produced and published, and it was released mainly in digital media. Their debut album, Foreplay was released on April 28, 2018. Mehrtens had little previous experience recording or mixing and admitted that there were times he doubted his own experience and abilities. Mehrtens then spent another six months recording the vocals and mixing in Arrowtown and Dunedin. The songs on "Foreplay" had their early beginnings in 2016 when Mehrtens and Reid found themselves living together in a ten-person flat in Dunedin and spending many nights together writing music. Josh Mehrtens - Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, Josh Reid - Masters in Sustainable Business, Tom Kelk Bachelor of Applied Science, Jack Ferguson - Bachelor of Arts. Īll four members hold degrees from the University of Otago. During the tour, they had a wide range of supporting artists including Jack Berry, DJ Snakelegs, Same Name Confusion, The Halps, The Butlers, Old Boy and Hoochie World. ĭuring 2018 they sold out their album release tour of New Zealand with stops in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and two shows in their hometown of Dunedin. They were quickly catapulted into the music scene after securing a spot on a Corona Extra New Zealand tour and a New Year's eve set at Rhythm and Vines festival in 2017.Īccording to the band, the name Mild Orange was chosen because 'The colour orange can cause one to experience a heightened sense of optimism, a boost in aspiration, and a stimulation of warmth and happiness'. The band was originally formed by early childhood friends Josh Mehrtens and Josh Reid who met in kindergarten and by chance met again in university, and later joined by Tom Kelk and Jack Ferguson. Mild Orange originates from Dunedin, New Zealand. Mild Orange's recordings are all produced, engineered and mixed by frontman Josh Mehrtens in between studying, travelling and touring, with the exception of the song 'Stranger', engineered and mixed by Tom Bell. The band are known for their own self-proclaimed style called 'melting melodies'. The video for the single 'Freak In Me', released on 12 March 2020 has attracted over 2.7 million views on YouTube.

Their second self-titled album, "Mild Orange", was released independently on and received positively by critics. The single "Some Feeling" has achieved over 20 million views on YouTube. Their first album, "Foreplay", was released independently in April 2018 and was received positively by critics. Mild Orange has written and released two albums together. The band is composed of four friends, Josh Mehrtens (vocals, lyrics, guitar, production, mixing, art), Josh Reid (lead guitar), Tom Kelk (bass guitar) and Jack Ferguson (drums), who met while studying at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Mild Orange is a dream pop and indie rock band from New Zealand. Left to right: Josh Reid, Josh Mehrtens, Jack Ferguson, Tom Kelk Mild Orange performing in Baden, Switzerland in 2019.