This story is featured in CityBeat’s Dec. 13 print edition.
On December 13, Left at Orion will coat MOTR Pub in thick layers of sonic color. This powerful trio surrounds their audience with lush shoegaze music, lifting the listener from the venue, and sending them into the ether.
Left at Orion, which officially formed this past summer, emerged from the Cincinnati shoegaze band Slow Glows. After a successful six-year run, releasing two full length albums and playing countless shows and festivals, Slow Glows guitarist and singer, Kelli Redding, felt it was time to explore new avenues. After a short break, Redding, and longtime collaborator/bass player Ian Corby, began writing new material, and soon set their sights on establishing a new group. Once Ian Hilvert, of the local band Sungaze, joined the project on drums, Left at Orion was finally ready for their new musical journey.
The show on Dec. 13 is the second in a month-long residency at MOTR Pub. Each week, Left at Orion is joined by a different artist, adding variety and diverse crowds to each experience, ultimately giving the band an opportunity to spread their new name and gain new listeners.
A debut album is currently in the works for Left at Orion, which will include an incredible new song called “Radio Wave,” a work that tips its hat to classic shoegaze, dream pop and experimental bands like Slowdive and Galaxie 500. The band is halfway through the recording process, and are set to finish the album by the end of this year.
When asked about taking on the month-long residency at MOTR Pub, Redding tells CityBeat, “For us, the residency is about getting back out there, sharing our new songs and hoping people enjoy them as much as we do.”
Left at Orion and Coast Off play MOTR Pub on Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. Info: motrpub.com.
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This article appears in Nov 29 – Dec 12, 2023.
