Madams Last Discovery are a psych-induced post-punk band from Belfast who carry an explosive, unapologetic sound. The band has been together for three years and in 2025, they toured the UK, performed at Stendhal Festival and Output Belfast, and have released three singles to date. Madams Last Discovery finished 2025 with their biggest show yet, supporting Inspiral Carpets at Belfast’s Limelight in December.
‘Orange Juice’ is something out of the comfort zone for Madams Last Discovery and quickly became their attention-grabbing opener for live shows. Produced and mixed by Darragh Tibbs (Esmeralda Road, Pillow Queens), and recorded at Analogue Catalogue Studio, the sample at the start features an old 50s movie, “Plan 9 from Outer Space”, which has been given a facelift in this track. The chorus lyrics are based on the infamous quote from Pinocchio, “I’ve got no strings on me”. It relates to the sense of when all the weight is removed from your shoulders and having nothing else in the world hold you back. ‘Orange Juice’ quickly found its home with a frenzied crowd anywhere it was played. It features the band’s first sample and synth work and has a “distance relative” of dance within it, with influences from The Prodigy and Stereo MC’s creeping in.
Speaking on the track, lead singer Flinn O’Grady states:
“For this song, I had to give myself a bit of a challenge. I wasn’t allowed to use the words ‘me’, ‘you’ or ‘them’ when addressing a person, which I feel can become very repetitive. From this, I used the word ‘one’ instead, and the contrast with using this traditional and formal English in a post-punk scene made the lyrics unsettling; it made them stand out.”
The track reads like an inner monologue from an individual, a debate ongoing inside their head that never seems to want to end. The chorus of the track reaches a stalemate, where the only choice is to shut down the thoughts and listen to the music.
‘Orange Juice’ is the first single from the bands debut EP which will be released on 11 March.
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