Cleveland rock trio Orange Animal is taking listeners on a ride with their first song of 2025. The single, “Sweet Heartache”, starts off with a hypnotic feel with layered vocals and smooth guitar riffs, before shifting into the gritty rock sound the group is often known for.
Orange Animal’s tasteful guitar work steals is on full display with this release. Switching between smooth and gritty, soft and loud—with a solo at the end of the song that is gripping and ripping.
Lyrically, it’s a mix of sweet and sad—lines about holding onto dreams and letting go of pain. The chorus is short and to the point: “Go. Love. Run.”
Orange Animal, made up of John Ramsey (guitar/vocals), Bill Driven (bass), and Adam Thurman (drums), has a great cohesion, they’ve been making music together since 2017. They call their sound “rock/motel-folk,” and this track fits right in. They described “Sweet Heartache” as a “bittersweet, slinky Summer rock song,” and honestly, that sums it up pretty well.
Listen to the new single “Sweet Heartache” by Orange Animal, out now.