Days of the New (also known as the Orange or Yellow album) is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Days of the New, and the first of their three self-titled albums. The album was released on June 3, 1997, through Outpost Records.
In 2025, Lauryn Schaffner of Loudwire named the album the best post-grunge release of 1997. That same year, she said it was the band's best album.
Production
The band recorded its debut album in late October and early November 1996 at Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Drummer Matt Taul was called away from the studio during the sessions for the birth of his daughter, so session drummer Adam Turgeon filled in on some tracks.
Travis Meeks named Dead Can Dance as an inspiration while working on the album.
The last song on the album, "Cling," is a home demo that Meeks recorded on a four-track machine.
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Reviewing for The Village Voice in December 1997, Robert Christgau was unenthusiastic about the album: "As marketing, pure genius. Looks like alt-country, no electric guitars even, yet is actually America's answer to Silverchair. And hey, it's sincere—17-year-old heartland frontman Travis Meeks really is depressed, really has immersed in Soundgarden, really does think it's deep to hook your single to the all-purpose trope 'abuse.' This is why grownups need Hanson. It's also why they need Radish." Drum credits as per Meeks' official biography.