There are a few sounds that are synonymous with Milwaukee during the warm weather months. You know the type of seasonal sounds we’re talking about: revving motorcycle engines, ice cream trucks, and the Brewers on the radio. Oh, and Lost Orange Cat can absolutely be counted among the city’s late spring and summer sounds as well.
The self-described “electric desert” band is a mainstay of every Milwaukee festival season. Attend enough fests, neighborhood block parties, weekly music series, or most any other outdoor event with a local music-sized hole and you’re bound to encounter the ever-active outfit and its crowd-pleasing blend of rock, folk, Americana, and even a touch of psych. This year will be no different, as listeners will be able to “Find The Cat” at this weekend’s Locust Street Festival, followed by appearances at Summerfest, Tosa Tonight, MKE River Round-Up, Appleton’s annual Mile Of Music, and probably a bunch of other happenings that haven’t been announced yet.
On Friday, May 29, mere days before kicking off yet another another busy festival season, Lost Orange Cat will play a dual release show with Kyle Feerick at Falcon Hall. Prior to Feerick’s headlining performance, Lost Orange Cat will officially release its new EP, fittingly named Electric Desert, into the world. The six-track EP was recorded by Kyle White at Wire And Vice last year, and it displays a sonic evolution brought by recent lineup changes.
The new look, new direction Lost Orange Cat is on full display in lead single, “Dark Handsome Man,” a mix of bleary and moody distortion, pounding percussion, squealing lead guitar, and Josh Konkel’s powerful pipes bellowing ominous lyrics about a titular dark handsome man. It’s the kind of song that begs to be heard at an outdoor festival with a drink in hand. Thankfully, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to do just that. Prior to Friday’s Falcon Hall release show, Sunday’s Locust Street Festival performance on the Black Husky Brewing Stage, and numerous other upcoming events, stream “Dark Handsome Man” below.
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