The Orchids

The Orchids are an odd band. Sarah Records stalwarts and creators of swooping melodies and electronica-influenced pop.

Formed in Glasgow in the mid 1980s and lasting until around 1993/1994 the band were moderately popular and certainly had fans at the NME (when that still counted for something); but they never made it really, really big. There we reissues of all the old material in 2004 and they've reformed recently.

Check out the official site for all you Orchids needs and, again, the wiki has a lot of the information you need and this: The Orchids - Striving for Lazy Perfection is a lovely bit of cool, relaxed indie pop. Enjoy.

Oh, and again, you can buy loads of their stuff here.