Orange Morning
Studio album by NEØV
Released	February 8, 2013
Genre	Indie rock, [1] indie pop, [2] dream pop, [3] shoegaze, [4] art rock, [5] post rock [5]
Label	Fullsteam Records
Producer	Artturi Taira
NEØV chronology
Orange Morning (2013) Dominique (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Soundi	[6]
Prefix Magazine	[5]
Savon Sanomat	[7]
Keskisuomalainen	[8]

Orange Morning is the first studio album by the Finnish indie rock band NEØV, released on February 8, 2013 on Fullsteam Records to a much critical acclaim. ^[9]

The songs of Orange Morning were mostly written by Anssi Neuvonen in several parts of Europe and North America. ^{[2] [10]} Some of the songs were written in collaboration between brothers Anssi and Samuli Neuvonen. ^[11] The music videos for singles of Orange Morning were directed by creative duo Rairai and award-winning director Teemu Niukkanen. ^{[12] [13]}

Critical reception

Orange Morning received positive reviews from music critics. ^[9] Finnish music magazine Soundi gave Orange Morning a score of 4/5 stating that the band has managed to capture their "dreamlike vision as a strikingly integrated whole." ^[14] New York–based web magazine Prefix Magazine gave Orange Morning a grade of 8/10 and Finnish music magazine Sue 9/10. ^[5] Sue selected the album among the 10 best Finnish albums of 2013. ^[15] A German webzine NBHAP reviewed the album positively and stated that NEØV is "one of the most promising new bands from Scandinavia". ^{[2] [4]}

Track listing

All songs written by Anssi Neuvonen, if not mentioned otherwise. Lyrics by Anssi Neuvonen. ^[11]

1. "Faces Against Orange Rain" - 4:21 (by Anssi Neuvonen, Samuli Neuvonen)
2. "Daydream City" - 3:24 (by Anssi Neuvonen, Samuli Neuvonen)
3. "Windvane" - 4:13
4. "A Fall Through The Roofs" (by Anssi Neuvonen, Samuli Neuvonen) - 4:56
5. "Morning Fire" - 4:34
6. "Mellow" - 6:02
7. "1999" - 5:34
8. "Otherworld" - 6:07
9. "Whale Hymn" - 7:30

Personnel

The following persons were included in the making of Orange Morning. ^[11]

NEØV
Anssi Neuvonen - vocals, guitar, keyboards, trumpet
Samuli Neuvonen - drums, trombone, keyboards, backing vocals
Ari Autio - bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Jonas Ursin - keyboards, guitar
Antti Hevosmaa - trumpet, flugelhorn

Additional personnel
Artturi Taira - production, recording, keyboards
Sampsa Väätäinen - recording, mixing, whistle
NEØV - additional recording
Aaro Sariola - keyboards
Henkka Niemistö - mastering
Rairai - artwork

References