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- Summary: Originally released on Bandcamp in 2011, the debut full-length release for the Minneapolis indie rock trio was rerecorded by producer Thom Monahan for its release on the Domino label.
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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 10
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Mixed: 5 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Oct 19, 2012A promising debut and one more considered, nuanced, and realized than most bands achieve deep into their tenures.
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Oct 19, 2012Colored Emotions is a promising starting point for this young band who will hopefully find more ways to get the boots scootin' in the future.
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Mar 22, 2013This record represents a bold, imaginative first step for a young band that seems poised to take their sound anywhere.
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Oct 17, 2012Instead of a collection of singles, each song [on the album] develops an element nascent from the beginning, "Headlights," into a deeper exploration. The downside of this is that all the songs begin to blur together.
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Q MagazineMar 19, 2013A constant sense of discovery makes Colored Emotions an easy record to keep returning to. [Apr 2013, p.107]
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Apr 5, 2013The sound of this record is one that may have gotten them a record deal, but will not get them much of an audience.
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Mar 21, 2013The AM radio pulse of the title track, the San Franciscan sway of ‘Old Friends’ and the loveliness of ‘Country Queen’, with its sweet acoustic fade into ‘In The Rounds’, is overshadowed by a nagging lack of imagination.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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May 23, 2018
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