Insight & Critique
  • DAC
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact

Colourway - Lost Voices, Found Selves EP

7/12/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
Colourway

Lost Voices, Found Selves EP
self-released; 2017

​3.9 out of 5

By Jamie Robash

Without revealing too much here about my life or writing myself too much into this review let me just say that I work in a place where music is played throughout the duration of my eight plus hours of slaving away there. It’s usually shit music. In fact it’s almost always shit music, like 99 percent of the time, just complete garbage that spans the past twenty years of American pop music at its absolute worst.

​However the worst part, for me at least, isn’t the music itself, I mean the music is quite catchy and fever inducing in its way that helps one to understand in retrospect why the state of America is in quite a shit state and has been for some time is because people who listen to these songs hold tight, not to the sugary changes and grooves but to the completely asinine and just god-awful lyrics. But it’s not those people I care about, it’s me, and being a writer I find myself constantly cringing at bad lyrics, even if the music is good. 

Okay enough about me and my lyrical erectile dysfunction. Let’s talk about Colourway, four Canadian lads who play instrumental math-rock. Their names and purposes are: Tyler Broydell on guitar, Bryan Radcliffe also on guitar, bassist Matthew Galbraith, Evan Smith behind the drum kit and Connory Ballantyne working the programming and synths. More specifically let’s deconstruct their latest LP the four-song, existentially leaning Lost Voices, Found Selves. 

Colourway is instrumental due to a couple of reasons. First off they couldn’t find a singer, which is probably the only reason I need to disclose to whomever is reading this but the reason I like is that Innisfil, Ontario, their town, needed a cool instrumental band. In fact every town should have at least one cool instrumental band. 

Beginning with the opening track “4th and Sloan” which teases you through it, if you are not yet privy to the fact there are no vocals with some pretty sick guitar and bass work which remains on focus throughout and helps you get lost in the melodies. Not to be left out are the drums, which honestly this is one of the best drummers I’ve had the pleasure to hear keep a beat on an instrumental track since Brendan Canty.

Following up is the sometimes hard hitting, sometimes soothing “Refractions” the instrumentation to me recalled the glorious Built to Spill. And the intimate, experimental leaning closer “A Fleeting Moment” adds a bit of color to Colourway’s sound. For anyone looking to get back to the roots of what music can be, sans vocals, Lost Voices, Found Selves speaks volumes.

Become A Fan
bandcamp
Tweet
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

       Critique/insight

    We are dedicated to informing the public about the different types of independent  music that is available for your listening pleasure as well as giving the artist a professional critique from a seasoned music geek. We critique a wide variety of niche genres like experimental, IDM, electronic, ambient, shoegaze and much more.

    Tweets by divideanconqer
    Are you one of our faithful visitors who enjoys our website? Like us on Facebook


    Archives

    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012

Company

About
Contributors

Newsletter

Newsletter
Book Your Band

© Divide and Conquer 2021. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • DAC
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact