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Colourmeinkindness

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Colourmeinkindness is the second studio album by English rock band Basement.

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Composition and production

Compared to their past releases, guitarist Alex Henery called the process for Colourmeinkindness "the most chaotic process we have ever gone about writing a record."[1] The band members would write parts and sent them over email to each other, and exchanges ideas on the parts. With Henery residing in the US, the group were unable to get together and write in a practice space.[1] With Colourmeinkindness, the group "wanted to explore new sounds and techniques ... We all wanted to push the sound of the band into new places," according to Henery.[1] Pura understood the band's sonic vision and provided a lot of ideas as well as "explore new techniques in layering and texturizing the sound of the album."[1] The album's sound has been described as alternative rock,[2] emo,[3][4] grunge,[3] punk rock[3] and rock.[4]

Recording for Colourmeinkindness took place at The Panda Studios in Fremont, California with producer Sam Pura[5] in July.[6] According to Henery, the group were "forced to work as hard" as they could given a limited time period in the studio.[1] During the first day in the studio, the band were awake until 4am "putting the parts together for songs and pretty much writing songs from scratch."[1] Henery saw this as providing "a fresh approach to writing the album."[1] Pura engineered and mixed the recordings, while T W Walsh mastering them.[5]

Release

On 16 July 2012, Colourmeinkindness was announced for release in the fall.[7] Three days later, the band announced they were going on hiatus. In said announcement, the group revealed that the hiatus was "[d]ue to a number of personal commitments".[8] In July and August, the band toured across the US alongside Dead End Path, Soul Search and Daylight.[9] On 6 September, "Spoiled" was made available for streaming.[10] Five days later, "Covet" was made available for streaming.[11] Colourmeinkindness was made available for streaming on 15 October,[12] before being released on 23 October through Run for Cover.[13] In mid-November, the band played their final shows,[14] prior to their 2014 reunion.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolute Punk90%[15]
AllMusic     [4]
Alter the Press     [3]
Kill Your Stereo90/100[16]
Punknews.org     [17]
Sputnikmusic4/5[18]

Despite the lack of press coverage or live dates to support it, the album has since sold over 25,000 copies worldwide.[19]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Whole"3:11
2."Covet"3:48
3."Spoiled"2:45
4."Pine"2:26
5."Bad Apple"2:57
6."Breathe"5:22
7."Control"2:39
8."Black"3:13
9."Comfort"2:20
10."Wish"5:03

Personnel

Personnel per sleeve.[5]

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[20] 188
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[21] 8
US Billboard Independent Albums[22] 48
US Billboard Vinyl Albums[23] 1

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Wisniewski, Kira (10 January 2013). "Basement". Punknews.org. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ^ Kraus, Brian (29 July 2014). "Basement – Further Sky EP – Reviews". Alternative Press. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Tremain, James. "Album Review: Basement - Colourmeinkindness". alterthepress.com. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  4. ^ a b c Collar, Matt. "Colourmeinkindness - Basement | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Colourmeinkindness (Sleeve). Basement. Run for Cover. 2012. RFC:130.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (5 July 2012). "Basement to Record New Album This Month". AbsoutePunk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (16 July 2012). "Basement Reveal Album Title and Artwork". AbsoutePunk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. ^ Rock Sound (19 July 2012). "Basement To Go On Hiatus". Rock Sound. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (3 June 2012). "Dead End Path, Soul Search, Basement, Daylight Tour". AbsoutePunk. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (6 September 2012). "Basement: "Spoiled"". Punknews.org. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (11 September 2012). "Basement: "Covet"". Punknews.org. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  12. ^ Common, Tyler (15 October 2012). "Basement stream new album, "Colourmeinkindness"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Basement - Colourmeinkindness | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  14. ^ Rock Sound (10 September 2012). "Basement Stream New Single 'Spoiled'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  15. ^ Pfleider, Adam (16 September 2012). "Basement - colourmeinkindness". AbsoutePunk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  16. ^ Maddo (13 December 2012). "Basement – Colourmeinkindness". Kill Your Stereo. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  17. ^ RENALDO69. "Basement - Colourmeinkindness". punknews.org. Retrieved 2014-11-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Dan H. (12 November 2012). "Review: Basement - Colourmeinkindness". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  19. ^ Ayres 2016, p. 45
  20. ^ "Basement - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  21. ^ "Basement - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Basement - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  23. ^ "Vinyl Albums : November 10, 2012". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

Sources

  • Ayres, Matt (March 2016). McLaughlin, David (ed.). "Started from the Bottom Now We're Here". Rock Sound (210). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.
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