The Cherry Orchard - This Could Be Love

It's not easy to come by reliable information on this band. Their official Web page is sparsely decorated and doesn't pop up near the top of a Google search; just over 1,000 people have visited their Myspace page. And there have been at least two outfits recording under this name. One is a retro pop band from Cambridge, England and the other is an electronic act (whose No More Nightmares single I accidentally purchased thinking it was the other Cherry Orchard). In the few available online references The Cherry Orchard is most often categorized as twee. I suppose they would bear occasional comparison to twee heroes The Field Mice, but The Cherry Orchard is far more accomplished-sounding and melodic than an average twee band.

This Could Be Love is an album track from "Healing Faith Like Fire" (Red Honey, 1990). As far as I know it wasn't a hit anywhere; its entire audience registered by Last.fm, a site that tallies up members' listening habits, is 10 people. But it is three and a half minutes of energetic, edgy, romantic pop. Also worth checking out is their cover of Streets of Your Town from a Go-Betweens tribute called These Are The Songs We Always Wanted To Hear. I'll include it as a bonus track.

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