In the Green Room: Miss Orange juicy
Ahead of New Found Sound festival, emerging pop duo Miss Orange Juicy talk about their latest single ‘Drip Drip (Slay!)’, being named on the bill and their ultimate festival lineup.
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Miss Orange Juicy are relatively new on the Adelaide music scene. Tell us a bit about who you are, how you came together and what you’re all about.
We are two friends who have collaborated for years on other projects. We spent the day and night dancing at Laneway festival one year and felt so inspired by all the performances we saw, so we decided we wanted to make people dance too. We got in the studio together not long after the festival to write. It was initially just for fun, but in doing that birthed this project, which we love. We’re about the in-between moments, awkward laughs and making music that sounds like our friendship. We just want people to feel good and maybe feel a bit lighter.
How would you best describe your sound in three words?
Unfiltered, indie-pop, charm.
Are there certain bands that have influenced your sound?
Our music influences between the two of us are really eclectic and I think it made exploring this project really interesting. We definitely have a crossover of tastes, so it's exciting weaving that into the music, whether conscious or subconscious. We try not to overthink it when we write, though. We genuinely just have fun with it and run with the initial idea that comes to us on the day we get together to write. We love artists like Remi Wolf, Chappel Roan and Devon Again, and I think those three artists have definitely been a source of inspiration at times in this project. Essentially, we like finding breadcrumbs all over the place and then making a whole new breadcrumb monster out of them.
You’ve released several singles over the past eight months, with our favourite being the upbeat ‘Drip Drip (Slay!)’. Tell us a bit about the track and the meaning behind it?
This song comes from wanting to celebrate small moments of everyday life, the getting up and doing what you gotta do, even when life gets messy and weird. The song is about backing yourself & tapping into the inner icon who’s strong, bold, quirky and unapologetically confident. For us, that's who Miss Orange Juicy kinda is, this collective version of ourselves that runs headfirst into every day. It’s written for the everyday heroes: the people quietly showing up for themselves and each other, finding strength in the small moments.
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You recently played your debut gig alongside REDD at Lound & Queer Festival. How was that experience, and has it given you a taste to play more live shows?
It was pretty magical. REDD is a hero of ours, so to play with them was a total dream. We are definitely excited to play live more. We had sooooo much fun at our first show. We are really looking forward to the year ahead.
Speaking of more shows, Miss Orange Juicy have been announced as part of the lineup for this year’s New Found Sound. How excited are you to be performing at such an admired festival?
Soooo keen for this. So many bands we admire are on that lineup and we can’t wait to play live again. We had such a great response and time on stage at our first show, so we are definitely looking forward to scratching that itch again!
How important are events like New Found Sound to spotlight local talent?
I think the more we combine music and community, the better. Music isn’t supposed to live on your phone. We are stoked to be a part of such a great event that celebrates local artists and venues and uplifts the SA music community.
If you could construct your dream festival lineup, who would you choose?
REDD, Ninajirachi, Amyl and the Sniffers, Fred Again, Remi Wolf, Peach PRC, MAYA, Devon Again
Is there anyone on the lineup you are super excited to see?
We are excited to watch Inkabee and Broken Waves play before us! Also really excited to catch Grace Vandals and our drummer Miles' band, King of Spain!
Can we expect more music this year? Is there an EP or album in the works?
We have a bunch of songs finished and ready to go. We wrote so many over the course of 2024-2025 before we began releasing our music late last year, so were really excited to continue sharing them and hopefully they keep finding more and more community as we continue to release.
Miss Orange Juicy are playing New Found Sounds May 9 alongside INKABEE, Druid Fluids, Ms Chipeta, King of Spain, Ella Ion and more. Entry is free.
