While the name Orcas may sound alien to most of you, chances are you’ve heard at least one solo record from its respective members, Benoît Pioulard and Rafael Anton Irisarri (see also: the subterranean techno of the Sight Below). Ambient in execution and widescreen in scope, they’ve both hinted at a long player like Orcas for a while now. Meaning: singer-songwriter fare that’s frosted at the edges and devastatingly beautiful.
Check out an early example of what we mean below, and Orcas’ full self-titled debut on April 24th through Morr Music…
