Welcome to Orville’s Discotheque: a synth-drenched concept album brought to you by indie singer-songwriter from Somerset, Jeremy Tuplin - set to be released on 19th May on Trapped Animal Records. An Orphic tale, Orville’s Discotheque and its multitude of characters - Orville (loosely Orpheus), Eugenie (loosely Eurydice), Hermes, Hades and Persephone - takes inspiration from Greek mythology but is also very much a story unto itself. Set in a world slightly left of reality, the record tells the story of a flawed disco-enthused antihero and his romantic travails. Possibly taking place in the 70s, the 80s, present day or maybe somewhere far into the future. Sad disco, dark disco, devilish disco, whatever he chooses to call it, Orville’s Discotheque is a quirky underworld, or dancefloor, for you to “step on in and slide through.” “Behind all the bravado and bombast there’s a strong sense of fragility to this character - the adage big ego, low self-esteem applies here - and it turned out that having some home recordings at the beginning and towards the end helped stay true to Orville’s personality - an eccentric, lonely synth player making music in his bedroom. I think this also helped suggest an interpretation that this record or at least aspects of the narrative, including his love affair, are merely figments of his overactive imagination. But that’s just an interpretation, perhaps it is all part of the ‘Real World’ he sings of in the opening song, who knows, not me.” - Tuplin With lyrical musings on romantic love, narcissism, delusion, obsession - including self-obsession, reality, society, dancing and activities of the night, Orville’s Discotheque may provide escapism through the fantasy disco world it inhabits, but on a human level it all feels real and relatable enough. After all, the opening line ‘the moon shines like a mirrorball’ sets the scene and suggests that on one level it is all just a metaphor for the protagonist’s journey through life. The record, like Tuplin’s earlier albums, was recorded at Marketstall Recording Studio with long-time collaborator Mark Estall as co-producer, and instrumentation contributed by members of Tuplin’s newly named backing band, The Sad And Lonely Disco Band: Jason Ribeiro on drums, Samuel Nicholson on lead guitar, and Estall on bass, and heka (Francesca Brierley) on vocals performing the role of Eugenie. Tuplin contributing to lead vocals, synthesizers and rhythm guitar. Jeremy Tuplin is an indie singer-songwriter from Somerset. Lyrical and genre-bending, his music blends alt-folk, indie rock and synth pop with the occasional psychedelic soundscape thrown in for taste. This is his fourth album, following his independently released debut I Dreamt I Was An Astronaut in 2017, Pink Mirror (2019), and Violet Waves (2020) both on Trapped Animal Records. “Bill Callahan on shrooms” 9/10 - The Line of Best Fit "Tuplin belongs in the lineage of arch dramatists like Tindersticks and The National" 8/10 - Uncut Magazine “A dreamy, ambling trip with a smattering of celestial embellishments” - The Independent "The folk rock surrealist’s third album represents a hugely enjoyable, drug fuelled space odyssey" 9/10 - Loud & Quiet Magazine “Walking the line between cynicism and wonder is not an easy task, yet Jeremy Tuplin seems to pull this off with ease” - For The Rabbits