Here's some more pics from our most recent tours, we've been all over the country in the past few months :)

SO... We've been busy over the past few months touring hard all over the east coast, and we took a LOT of pictures

Hey everyone - as many of you know, our brand new EP "Through Telescopes" will be out on iTunes and in select stores on February 17. It's also up for pre-order already right HERE.
Matt Pagirsky from TheDailyChorus.com is the first to review it and I'm posting the review below...Plz go over there and comment and tell them thanks for supporting us. See you all soon.
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Colour Academy - Through Telescopes EP (8/10)

by Matt Pagirsky

I’ve been a fan of Colour Academy for a while now. The band is truly the product of what I like to call, “small town dreams.” Their humbled hometown of Enterprise is located deep in the southern reaches of good ol’ Alabama. These rustic roots have allowed them to progress through a typically desolate music scene with tall aspirations and a sound that is constantly evolving. When I first listened to their new EP, “Through Telescopes,” I heard a band reaching for new heights and succeeding gracefully.

The EP kicks off with a short, piano-laden intro to set the mood and segues directly into “Satellite,” perhaps one of the most memorable tracks of the album. Complete with horns blended into atmospheric crescendos, the song recalls sentiments of Lydia’s “Illuminate.” This makes perfect sense, as producer Matt Malpass was responsible for recording that fantastic record as well.

Throughout the entire album, it feels as if you’re trapped inside a melodic bubble full of quirks and intricacies. The guitar tones are rich and crisp, and pull you into towering walls of dreamy ambiance, only to fade back into lush piano and layered harmonies a moment later. There is a certain rock element here as well, and a sense of accessibility which keeps the band from taking itself too seriously.

“Atmosphere” is a sure fire single, with a drum build up that sets up a powerful hook and an undeniably catchy chorus. Lead singer Cliff Sims’ delicate voice is pushed to the forefront here and allowed to shine. The guitar work towards the end of the track compliments the gentle piano perfectly as Sims’s belts out the final notes.

“Shiny Gun,” which takes on elements of Lifehouse and Mute Math could make a great single as well with some beautifully layered textures laying the framework for a straight up rock song. Both tracks demonstrate the band’s ability for writing music that is somewhat removed, but also memorable - a quality hard for any band to achieve.

The cohesion of this album is it’s biggest strongpoint – combined with some terrific production that really brings the group’s songwriting to a new level. This is a band that has transcended their upbringing, and is now destined for the attention they deserve.

Hey guys, thanks for checking out our studio photoblogs!
<3 CA
 

Here's the second bunch of pictures from our time here at Marigolds + Monsters
<3 CA
 

Hey everyone, we'll be posting a photo blog from Marigolds + Monsters studio in Atlanta, GA on Monday of the next 3 weeks. Check out the first one below!

<3 CA

 

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Our New EP "Move With the Tide" is in the iTunes music store NOW! Go pick it up! You can click the banner below and go straight to it.

What do you guys think about the new songs?

Hey guys!  Been a minute since we uploaded a bunch of pictures from tour... I had so many pictures from our tour up the east coast and I thought you guys might like to check em out...

Not a whole lot of live pics though, kinda hard when we're all up on stage playin!  We did give the camera to a friend who got us a couple though ;)

Thanks!
-Beck

On March 1, 2007 a tornado hit Enterprise High School in Enterprise, AL killing 8 of the students and destroying the school. One of those students was AJ Jackson. AJ lost his life trying to hold a wall up that was collapsing so that other students could survive. This song is March 1 from his eyes; talking to the girl whose life he saved at his own expense in the first two verses, then to his mom in the third.

We wrote this song in memory of friends that we lost on March 1; but more importantly, we wrote this as a song of hope for everyone who has experienced tragedy and loss, especially at a young age. 

Tragic events like those will live on as some of the most memorable moments in our lives. But more important than the event itself is the lasting impression that it leaves on our lives; reminding us to not sweat the small stuff, to tell the ones we care about that we love them, and to live every moment like it's our last.

We will carry on.