Featuring the sister/brother-vocal/guitar duo of Orianna and Michael Herrman (Buoy LaRue) and the hard hitting beats and production of Keith Schreiner (Jeff Trott, Sheryl Crow, Minnie Driver, Dahlia), Oracle nearly leaps and bounds into the chests of their listeners every time they perform. They introduced their new sound this year at local Portland venues like Jimmy Maks, The Fez, The Cleaners @ The Ace Hotel for the POW Film Festival and the Someday Lounge, garnering a slough of new fans eager to hear what’s next.

A departure from their first underground effort Sink Your Teeth, which they released as a duo in 2005, their sophomore album, Wake, welcomes the addition of the multi-talented Schreiner who has helped take them to a whole new level. The record features 10 songs that drip at once with ferocity and vulnerability, grasping the fleeting moments of each lyric and offering them without force but with an invitation that listeners can’t resist.

Wake unlocks the potential inherent in the dynamic, one-of-a-kind Bjork/Annie Lennox inspired vocals of Orianna Herrman. At one moment, she seems stricken with a softer, esoteric sweetness. At another she leads with an aggressive, soaring syncopated rhythmic groove that attacks while it soothes. Michael Herrman layers melancholy nylon and electric guitar lines and subtle backing vocal harmonies to the mix, while producer and electronica master Keith Schreiner creates the musical backbone that drives and builds the album through its powerful crescendos and diminuendos.

When asked how she feels about the new sound of Oracle Orianna replied “It is exactly where I want to begin. I always felt there was another element that needed to be introduced to our sound and working with Keith has offered an opportunity for us to start to realize the potential for our music.”

Scheduled for an independent release on February 6th, 2010 @ Portland's hottest venue - Dante's! With a special appearance by guest star Storm Large!

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