The Orphins are a band flirting with irony. Conscious misspellings, a melancholic sense of humor, familiar, danceable rhythms coupled with complex textures and sounds - and it all changes with the next phrase of music. A bubblegum riff easily transitions into disco dancing, only to dive later into dissonant syncopation. Still, the music is totally self-contained - an Orphins song is instantly recognizable.

Guitarists Thomas Barnwell and Daniel Upton have been making music together for nearly a decade creating a dueling guitar structure, held down tightly by Jen Wyrick's quick bass lines and Max McDonough's steady, upbeat drumming. Since 2000, the band has played through nearly all consequential Atlanta venues and punk rock houses, with groups such as Erase Errata, Go Go Go Airheart, Numbers, and Volcano, I'm Still Excited, earning a reputation that other bands envy.