Orange and Lemons
| Orange and Lemons | |
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| Origin | Baliuag, Bulacan, Philippines |
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| Years active | 1999–2007 |
| Labels | Universal Records |
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| Members |
Mcoy Fundales Clem Castro JM del Mundo Ace del Mundo |
Orange and Lemons was a Filipino pop rock band formed in 1999, by lead vocalist Mcoy Fundales, guitarist Clem Castro and brothers Ace and JM del Mundo. The band had released three several albums and gained commercial success with their sophomore album Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot released in 2005.
The group parted ways in 2007 due to musical differences. Following the band's break up several members formed their own groups. Mcoy Fundales formed Kenyo alongside with JM and Ace del Mundo. While, Clementine formed his own indie group The Camerawalls with the band's original member, Law Santiago.
The band name "Oranges and Lemons" was initially recommended by a former member of the group. Apparently the band was not aware at the time that the name was actually derived from a British nursery rhyme and a title of an album by the British band XTC.
Clementine Castro and Mcoy Fundales met in high school in the mid-1990s. The duo formed groups with friends from their province of Bulacan and went through several names such before eventually settling on Orange and Lemons. Brothers Ace and JM del Mundo were in a band called Colossal Youth when they met Castro and Fundales in a local bar in Bulacan in 1999. Castro and Fundales with two other friends were handled by Roldan "Bong" Baluyot of No Seat Affair (a local management, booking and production outfit) when they recorded a two-track demo ("She's Leaving Home", "Isang Gabi") in 1999 as Orange and Lemons. The song "She's Leaving Home" soon found its way to radio station NU107.5 FM's playlist.
The band went on hiatus in 2000, but was reformed in 2003 with the del Mundo in the line-up permanently.They started arranging and rehearsing original songs that would eventually end up in their debut album, Love in the Land of Rubber Shoes and Dirty Ice Cream. With a style of retro music combined with alternative rock, the band's main musical influences ranged from The Beatles and The Smiths, to The Cure and Eraserheads.
Castro and Fundales contacted Bong Baluyot to once again handle the band and ten songs were recorded in three days due to a limited financial budget. After the songs were recorded, Baluyot once again started scouting around for a label that would take the group in.
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