Films Of Colour – Running
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| Films Of Colour - Running |
Release date: 16th July
There’s no getting around it, Films Of Colour sound a lot
like Coldplay. From singer James Clutterbuck’s vocals that could be Chris Martin
in a hat to the expansive and semi-uplifting tunes that would not be out of
place underneath an inspirational montage in the build up to the Olympics. But
before you switch off completely, cast your mind back to when Parachutes came
out and everyone thought Coldplay were awesome and beautiful. In a parallel
universe, Coldplay took the Films Of Colour route and kept the acoustic
fragility whilst eschewing the bright lights of showbiz and becoming more of a
band rather than a group of individuals.
New single Running is a broken hearted love song that
explores the feeling of knowing your relationship is dead before you are ready
to let go of it. There is hope, there is despair, there is a sensation of utter
helplessness and raw emotion but most of all there is honesty. Sure, the
production quality is high and there are multi-track layers that sometimes
threaten to hide any sense of tune but that’s the risk you run when you get in
to bed with the big boys (FOC were discovered by Indie-Finder-General Simon
Williams who brought us Radiohead and Coldplay amongst others and the band have
received the blessing of the Thin White Duke himself). Nevertheless, the
quality of the songwriting shines through and this is no fluke as B-Side
(remember them?) Creature Of Habit is a more angular but equally tuneful and
expansive slice of atmospheric Indie.
Many have trod this path before (Elbow begat Coldplay who begat
Keane and so on) but every now and again the music bucks the trend to move back
up the scale. Films Of Colour have a real shot at moving in to a bigger
arena both metaphorically and literally speaking.
Live dates
Summer Breeze Festival, Swindon - 14th July 2012