For
episode 116, we have part one of my interview with
Orenda Fink.
Orenda has just released her third solo album,
Blue Dream, on the Saddle Creek Records label, and is about to embark on her first tour in a few years.
Orenda's musical journey began when she met singer/songwriter
Maria Taylor at a performing arts school in Alabama. The two began writing songs together, and eventually formed the band
Little Red Rocket.
LRR was signed by Geffen Records while
Fink and
Taylor were barely out of high school! Following some personal tragedy,
LRR broke up, but
Fink and
Taylor stayed together and formed the band
Azure Ray.
It was around this same time that
Orenda became involved with the Omaha music scene, and
Azure Ray was signed to Saddle Creek Records, which was home to
Bright Eyes,
The Faint, and
Cursive, at the time.
Orenda would eventually re-locate to Omaha, and marry
Todd Fink, who is the lead singer of
The Faint.
When
Azure Ray went on an extended hiatus in 2004,
Orenda Fink began her solo career with the 2005 album,
The Invisible Ones. Her restless artistic spirit had her continuing to form new bands and collaborations, and she also recorded with
Art In Manila,
O + S, and toured as a member of
Rilo Kiley.
In our interview,
Orenda and I discuss the inspiration behind the new album,
Blue Dream, as well as the making of the record and her upcoming tour. We then delve into
Orenda's entire career, including the reunion of
Azure Ray. Our discussion was pretty long, so I have decided to make this a two-part episode. Part Two will be episode #117.
This episode contains portions of the following songs: "Blue Dream," and "This Is a Part of Something Greater" by
Orenda Fink, and "New Resolution" by
Azure Ray. The music underneath my voice in the intro and outro is "Holy Holy" by
Orenda Fink. All songs ©the artist.
Thanks for listening. Enjoy.
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