Colourmeinkindness Explained

Colourmeinkindness
Type:studio
Artist:Basement
Cover:Colourmeinkindness.jpg
Released:23 October 2012
Recorded:July 2012
Studio:The Panda Studios,
Fremont, California
Length:33:38
Label:Run for Cover
Producer:Sam Pura
Prev Title:I Wish I Could Stay Here
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Further Sky
Next Year:2014

Colourmeinkindness is the second studio album by English rock band Basement, released on 23 October 2012 by Run for Cover Records.

Background

Basement formed in Ipswich in 2010,[1] signing to independent label Run for Cover in August of that year.[2] The band released their debut album, I Wish I Could Stay Here, in July 2011.[3] The group then toured across the UK several times,[4] [5] [6] as well as tour the US[7] and Australia.[8]

Composition and production

Compared to their past releases, guitarist Alex Henery called the process for Colourmeinkindness "the most chaotic process we have ever gone about writing a record."[9] The band members would write parts and sent them over email to each other, and exchanges ideas on the parts. With Henery residing in the US, the group were unable to get together and write in a practice space.[9] With Colourmeinkindness, the group "wanted to explore new sounds and techniques ... We all wanted to push the sound of the band into new places," according to Henery.[9] The album has been described as alternative,[10] emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, punk rock

Recording for Colourmeinkindness took place at The Panda Studios in Fremont, California with producer Sam Pura in July.[11] According to Henery, the group were "forced to work as hard" as they could given a limited time period in the studio.[9] During the first day in the studio, the band were awake until 4am "putting the parts together for songs and pretty much writing songs from scratch."[9] Henery saw this as providing "a fresh approach to writing the album."[9] Pura understood the band's sonic vision and provided a lot of ideas as well as "explore new techniques in layering and texturizing the sound of the album."[9] Pura produced, engineered and mixed the album and enlisted T.W. Walsh to master the album.

Release and commercial performance

On 16 July 2012, Colourmeinkindness was announced for release in the autumn.[12] Three days later, the band announced they were going on hiatus. In said announcement, the group revealed that the hiatus was "[d]ue to a number of personal commitments".[13] In July and August, the band toured across the US alongside Dead End Path, Soul Search and Daylight.[14] On 6 September, "Spoiled" was made available for streaming.[15] Five days later, "Covet" was made available for streaming.[16] Colourmeinkindness was made available for streaming on 15 October,[17] before being released on 23 October through Run for Cover.[18] In mid-November, the band played their final shows in the UK,[19] prior to reforming in 2014.[20]

Colourmeinkindness peaked at number 188 on the Billboard 200, as well as reaching number 1 on Vinyl Albums, number 8 on Heatseekers Albums and number 48 on Independent Albums. Despite the lack of press coverage or live dates to support it, the album has since sold over 25,000 copies worldwide.[21]

Critical reception

Colourmeinkindness received positive reviews upon release. AbsolutePunk reviewer Adam Pfleider wrote that the album featured "just as many references to indie, grunge and alternative shoegaze as there are allusions of radio's top 40 at its height in 1996." Pfleider also wrote that the band managed to craft "a near perfect combination of grunge cult and top singles of the '90s." In a short review for AllMusic, Matt Collar wrote that the album "showcases Basement's passionate, sprawling, emo-influenced rock." James Tremain of Alter the Press! wrote that the album owed "as much to mid-90s emo and grunge acts such as Nirvana" as it did to "modern day punk." He went on further to say that the band constructed an album that "knows both when to swing its punches and when to offer a shoulder to cry on," being "equal parts brute force and beauty."

Kill Your Stereo reviewer Maddo wrote that the one of the group's most appealing traits was the "honesty and sincerity in Fisher's lyrics." Maddo favourably compared Fisher's voice to that of Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk. Punknews.org reviewer RENALDO69 called the album "incredible ... a near-flawless record". He praised Fisher's vocals, referring to them as "top-notch" and "remarkable".

Personnel

Personnel adapted from sleeve.[22]

Basement

Production

Chart performance

Chart (2012)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[23] 188
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[24] 8
US Billboard Independent Albums[25] 48
US Billboard Vinyl Albums[26] 1

References

Citations

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basement Biography & History. AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Collar, Matt. 7 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222174813/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/basement-mn0002705063/biography. 22 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Run for Cover signs Basement. Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Shultz, Brian. 23 August 2010. 7 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214210524/https://www.punknews.org/article/39551/run-for-cover-signs-basement. 14 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Basement release album "I Wish I Could Stay Here" on Run For Cover records. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. 5 July 2011. 7 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230231338/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/basement_release_album_i_wish_i_could_stay_here_on_run_for_cover_records. 30 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Basement Supporting Title Fight in the UK. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. DiVincenzo, Alex. 7 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Touché Amoré / Pianos Become the Teeth UK Tour. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Biddulph, Andy. 7 December 2011. 7 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Basement To Play Intimate Gig In A Church!. Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. Rock Sound. 24 February 2012. 7 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214205819/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/basement-to-play-local-gig-in-a-church. 14 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Basement Make Their Way to the US. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. DiVincenzo, Alex. 30 June 2011. 7 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Basement (Australia). Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Paul, Aubin. 26 April 2012. 7 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170102000059/https://www.punknews.org/article/46972/tours-basement-australia. 2 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Basement. Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Wisniewski, Kira. 10 January 2013. 1 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170102000059/https://www.punknews.org/article/46972/tours-basement-australia. 2 January 2017.
  10. Web site: Basement – Further Sky EP – Reviews. Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Kraus, Brian. 29 July 2014. 11 December 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222141415/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/basement_further_sky_ep. 22 December 2015.
  11. Web site: Basement to Record New Album This Month. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. DiVincenzo, Alex. 5 July 2012. 30 December 2016.
  12. Web site: Basement Reveal Album Title and Artwork. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. DiVincenzo, Alex. 16 July 2012. 30 December 2016.
  13. Web site: Basement To Go On Hiatus. Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. Rock Sound. 19 July 2012. 16 January 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160212150834/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/basement-to-go-on-hiatus. 12 February 2016.
  14. Web site: Dead End Path, Soul Search, Basement, Daylight Tour. AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. DiVincenzo, Alex. 3 June 2012. 30 December 2016.
  15. Web site: Basement: "Spoiled". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Paul, Aubin. 6 September 2012. 1 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101235908/https://www.punknews.org/article/48820/media-basement-spoiled. 1 January 2017.
  16. Web site: Basement: "Covet". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Paul, Aubin. 11 September 2012 . 1 January 2017.
  17. Web site: Basement stream new album, "Colourmeinkindness". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Common, Tyler. 15 October 2012. 30 December 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230231702/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/basement_stream_new_album_colourmeinkindness. 30 December 2016.
  18. Web site: Basement - Colourmeinkindness Release Info. AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. 16 January 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160213160027/http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/colourmeinkindness-mr0003961116. 13 February 2016.
  19. Web site: Basement Stream New Single 'Spoiled'. Rock Sound. Freeway Press Inc. Rock Sound. 10 September 2012. 16 January 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160116020257/http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/basement-stream-new-single-spoiled. 16 January 2016.
  20. Web site: Basement ends hiatus. Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Wisniewski, Kira. 29 January 2014. 6 January 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160117033253/https://www.punknews.org/article/54131/basement-ends-hiatus. 17 January 2016.
  21. Ayres 2016, p. 45
  22. Colourmeinkindness. Basement. 2012. Sleeve. Run for Cover. RFC:130.
  23. Web site: Basement - Chart history (Billboard 200). Billboard . 18 January 2016.
  24. Web site: Basement - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums). Billboard. 18 January 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505062803/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1483383/basement/chart?f=324. 5 May 2016.
  25. Web site: Basement - Chart history (Independent Albums). Billboard. 18 January 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505062815/http://www.billboard.com/artist/1483383/basement/chart?f=326. 5 May 2016.
  26. Vinyl Albums : November 10, 2012. Billboard. July 6, 2015.

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