• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Oct 16, 2012
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Apr 5, 2013
    60
    The sound of this record is one that may have gotten them a record deal, but will not get them much of an audience.
  2. 75
    This record represents a bold, imaginative first step for a young band that seems poised to take their sound anywhere.
  3. 60
    The 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.
  4. Q Magazine
    Mar 19, 2013
    60
    A constant sense of discovery makes Colored Emotions an easy record to keep returning to. [Apr 2013, p.107]
  5. Mar 19, 2013
    70
    The band crafts incredibly tight arrangements of complex, space-age country rock songs that require patience, vision, and time to create. Often, this approach is impressive. And, frankly, it is not always successful.
  6. Oct 19, 2012
    80
    A promising debut and one more considered, nuanced, and realized than most bands achieve deep into their tenures.
  7. Oct 19, 2012
    60
    It's full of moving parts and the type of effortless transitions between songs that makes the album much more than the sum of its parts.
  8. Oct 19, 2012
    67
    Night Moves rely on the sound that got them signed rather than pushing themselves in a new direction, and the results are not as exciting as they could've been.
  9. Oct 19, 2012
    75
    Colored Emotions is a promising starting point for this young band who will hopefully find more ways to get the boots scootin' in the future.
  10. Oct 17, 2012
    60
    Instead 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.
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. May 23, 2018
    9
    This album is a great opening to the sound of this band. Songs like "Country Queen," "Colored Emotions," and "Family Tongues" all show greatThis album is a great opening to the sound of this band. Songs like "Country Queen," "Colored Emotions," and "Family Tongues" all show great promise for this band, and does a great job showcasing their amazing rhythmic guitar and unique synthy sound. Full Review »