Rymes with Orange

Rymes With Orange
Johnson, Lulic and Hennessy in 2003
Background information
Also known as	R W O
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1992–2008
Labels	Citrus Soul with A&M Distribution
Members	Lyndon Johnson Rob Lulic Steeve Hennessy
Past members	Alexander Julien Bob D'Eith Nelson Sinclair Niko Quintal Kevin Spencer Timothy B. Hewitt Trevor Grant Session players: Russell Sholberg Pat Aldous David Devendish Dave O'Bray Ian Cameron Randall Stoll Paul Fournier Lee Dymburt Chad Hunt Kevin Elaschuck Joe Burke Bobby James John Webster
Notable instruments
Discography: Peel (1992) Trapped in the Machine (1994) Crash (1999) One More Mile (2003)

Rymes with Orange is a Canadian alternative rock band which formed in 1992 in Vancouver. This independent band have released four albums: Peel (1992), Trapped in the Machine (1994), Crash (1999) and One More Mile (2003). They have had three Top 10 singles on Canadian Rock Radio, with sales of over 70,000 units worldwide, and have toured Canada, New Zealand, the U.S. and the U.K., all while maintaining independent status.

The band originated in the early 90s in Prince George as The Night Watchmen, by original drummer and songwriter Alex (Julien) Dias, and guitarist and songwriter Rob Lulic. Vancouver based keyboardist Bob D'Eith later joined the band. When lead singer Jimmy Gilmore (subsequently a member of The Silencers from Scotland), decided to leave the band to go back to Scotland, Dias, Lulic and D'Eith continued, with what would eventually become Rymes with Orange.

In 1992, after The Watchmen split, Dias, Lulic and D'Eith joined up with U.K.-born lead singer Lyndon Johnson to form Rymes With Orange in Vancouver. As The Night Watchmen, the band had a more conventional alternative rock sound, while as Rymes With Orange their style evolved more towards a Madchester-influenced dance rock alternative sound.

The band was a semi-finalist in Vancouver's local Demo Listen Derby competition in 1991. Around this time, the band joked in promotional interviews that the apparently missing letter "h" in their name had been donated to the band hHead.

The band released their first full-length debut album Peel in 1992, produced by Bill Buckingham. It spawned the singles "Marvin", "Memory Fade" and a cover of The Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park".

Russell Sholberg, a close friend of the band, played bass on the album, but it was Nelson Sinclair who would eventually become the official bass player. When drummer Alex (Julien) Dias left the band, Niko Quintal from Quebec became the new drummer.

The album was supported by their first large-scale national tour across Canada, both on their own and as an opening act for The Blue Shadows,Redd Kross, One Free Fall and Odds.