The Company of Older Men
The Company of Older Men
"The Swamp Siren"
Swampy Gulf Coast soul, Muscle Shoals horns, and a voice straight out of a midnight juke joint.
Colleen Orender is a Nashville recording artist whose smoky blend of blues, Americana, and modern pop has drawn praise from NPR as “a smoky jazz club with pop sensibilities and a touch of James Bond.” With sultry vocals and bold horn-driven arrangements, her sound channels the timeless soul of Muscle Shoals and the swampy spirit of the Gulf Coast, wrapped in the glamour of vintage jazz clubs and a cinematic modern edge. Glide Magazine praised her single “Love Me Harder” for its “boisterous modern soul and in-the-pocket vocals that rekindle the explosive energy of classic horn-driven records.”
Born in Tampa, Colleen Orender began her career singing with her grandfather's country band at the age of five.
Upon her arrival in Nashville Colleen was featured on demos produced by the likes of Tim Akers.
(Music Director/Keys for Prime Time Country TNN, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Rascall Flatts, just to name a few) Her first album was written and produced by Anthony Crawford (Guitarist for Neil Young, Steve Windwood)
A touring Blue Americana Roots artist for decades, Orender turns your hometown venues into smoldering 1930's Mississippi juke joints.
“Colleen Orender's sound is reminiscent of a smoky, late-night jazz club with a hint of James Bond. ” - Ana Lee
— NPR
““Run Right Back to You” could very well be an Adele b-side. There is an inescapable adult contemporary-meets-disco sparkle to the production, an apt showcase for her rich, genre-morphing vocal tone.” - Jason Scott
“While comparisons to Adele might be too easy, Orender instead conveys modern pop sensibilities with a bygone sultry bluesy sound that rekindles days of Muscle Shoals records and explosive horn sections. Glide is thrilled to premiere the boisterous “Love Me Harder” below which rewrites its own in the pocket vocals to a soundtrack of modern soul.”