Orson

About

Orson were a California rock band who found their audience on the other side of the Atlantic. Their 2006 debut, Bright Idea, and its first single, "No Tomorrow", both landed at number one in the UK, and the album went Platinum, selling just under a million copies worldwide. They even relocated to London that year, which singer Jason Pebworth celebrated on stage at V Festival with "It's good to be home!" They cited Led Zeppelin, The Flaming Lips, Beck and Björk as influences, and supported Duran Duran, Robbie Williams and Basement Jaxx. In 2007 they won the Brit Award for Best International Breakthrough Act, released Culture Vultures, then called it a day. Pebworth and guitarist George Astasio went on to write and produce as The Invisible Men, while three other members formed Goldsboro, whose music turned up on Sons of Anarchy.