I See Orange Channels 90’s Grunge Sound

Bobby Caughron March 4, 2026

I See Orange Channels 90’s Grunge Sound…“Grunge music is a big favorite for us as a band, along with ‘90s rock. We really love all that era of music from back then,” says Giselle Medina, lead singer and bassist of rock band I SEE ORANGE. Combining the modern production sensibilities with the scrappy guitar-bass-drums set up of early ‘90s alternative, the UK-based post-grunge three piece have tapped into a musical wormhole that channels the Pacific Northwest music scene without sounding like a throwback or a VHS-era nostalgia act. With a handful of singles like the brooding “La Bruja,” the searing “Doll Guts,” and the blistering “Mental Rot,” I See Orange is well on their way to breaking into the mainstream.

Inspired by the heavy melodic rock that fueled the grunge and early alternative rock scene, Giselle along with guitarist/backing vocalist Cameron Hill and drummer Charlie Hill have been honing in on that era’s fever and creating a frenzy in London underground. Dancing About Architecture hails, “What makes I See Orange more than the usual louder-than-thou noisefest that the heavier realms seem to be fixated with of late is the beautiful and perfectly balanced melodicism to back up the muscle, a pop awareness that is found at the heart of any great rock and roll band.” Swindon Shuffle praises, “With one foot in the grunge era, another in modern musical times, another in the realms of classic rock and yet another in more pop-aware, college rock territory, it is no wonder that I See Orange makes such a deft and ornate sound. The music may be heavy, but it always retains sight of the fact that the best songs should balance groove with grind, grit with grace, and power with poise.”