Colourscome out with a strong, blissed out take on shoegaze. The hooks are infectious, the vocals far away, and the amount of comparisons to that holy grail of shoegaze, “Loveless” is unavoidable. The opener “Could I?” does a particularly fine job of showing off their skill. Fortunately they don’t stop there with their tasteful renditions of the sound.
Besides the obvious shoegaze elements, they engage in a great deal of slow-burners. “I’ve watched you suffer” a relatively sinister track takes a little longer in building up. Unlike the others it is more rhythm propelled than mere melody. The mood is what gives this song so much heart. Vocals on here are closer than what’s encountered on the other tracks. At times it sounds like an evil little chorus gently mocking you. Let them do it.
The second half of the EP is my favorite. “Sleeper” is pretty much a perfect title for what’s going on, vocals barely consciousness and a melody that possesses the best of spaced-out bliss. A lumbering bass in the background only adds to the mood, as does the wild drumming in the background (it feels infected by the same level of happiness). My favorite track is the closer “A Thousand Words”. It’s a positive light ending to a rather diverse bunch of songs.
I feel Colours holds its own among the other shoegaze revivalists out there, like Pink Playground (a fellow label mate) or Experimental Aircraft. Glad to see Australia’s been enjoying the sound as well. I’m happy to see Free Loving Anarchists encouraging this behavior.
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