Only You Left

Through this process of creative renewal, the Manchester-based trio – completed by drummer Sidonie Hand-Halford – have managed to weather a pandemic, defy the fickleness of a trend-led music industry, and emerge, phoenix-like, with something familiarly Orielles, yet altogether different.

Recorded in two locations – Hydra and Hamburg – over the summer of 2024, the 11 tracks of Only You Left sees the band consolidate the bold experimentation of their previous LP, Tableau (2022), with a return to the more stripped-back, song-led approach of their early origins.

“There’s nothing more trad than a three-piece,” quips Henry, in reference to the band’s decision to return to their roots as a trio. Originally from Halifax, the Orielles first came to recognition in 2018 with their debut album, the indie-rock Silver Dollar Moment, which is approaching its eighth birthday in February 2026. “These things come in like seven year cycles. So we've come in like a full circle back to a familiar place, just as different people.”

By exploring binaries and contrasts, the Orielles are finding shapes in the chaos and confusion of the world around us – it’s an undertaking that benefits from more than 15 years of close collaboration, driven by friendship and the artistic compulsion to find meaning in music.

LP - Standard Black Vinyl

LP -
- Exclusive 140g Peachy Marble vinyl
- Signed LP Sleeve
- 12" inner sleeve, 180gsm
- Polybag
- Download Included
- Bonus CD: Exclusive Found sounds 'Only You Left' project in collaboration with The Orielles and Japanese musician Eiko Ishibashi.

CD

Side A:
1. Three Halves
2. Shadow of You Appears
3. Tears Are
4. Embers
5. Tiny Beads Reflecting Light

Side B:
6. The Woodland Has Returned
7. All in Metal
8. You are Eating a Part of Yourself
9. Whatever (I May Not Feel So Close)
10. Wasp
11. To Undo the World Itself