Colour Revolt
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Colour Revolt is an American indie rock band from Oxford, Mississippi.
History
Colour Revolt's members first played together while they were high school students at Jackson Academy in Jackson, MS under the name Foxxe, then changing to Fletcher and releasing a full length entitled "Friends Don't Speak". They then moved on to become college students at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.[1] They take their current name from Edwin Abbott's mathematical novel, Flatland.[1] The group had intended to record their first EP in Mississippi in August of 2005, but Hurricane Katrina interrupted the recording session, and so they recorded it in the house of local label Esperanza Plantation's owner, Chaney Nichols.[2] The self-titled EP came out in December of 2005; following this the group toured with Brand New and signed to Interscope Records, who re-released the EP on their subsidiary Tiny Evil in October 2006.[1] The group has also performed at SXSW and toured with Dinosaur Jr., Black Lips, Okkervil River, Menomena, Paper Rival, Explosions in the Sky, Malajube, Anathallo, and Manchester Orchestra.[3] They then signed with Fat Possum Records; their full-length debut, produced by Clay Jones, was released on April 1, 2008.[4] In 2008, Boston newspaper The Phoenix named them the Best New Band from Mississippi. [5]
Members
- Current
- Jesse Coppenbarger - vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Sean Kirkpatrick - vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Len Clark - drums, vocals
- Former
- Drew Mellon - bass
- Patrick Addison - bass
- Jimmy Cajoleas - guitar
Discography
- Fletcher
- Andy's Greatest Hits (2001)
- Friend's Don't Speak (Esperanza Plantation, 2003)
- Colour Revolt
- Colour Revolt EP (Esperanza Plantation, 2005; re-released Tiny Evil, 2006)
- Plunder, Beg and Curse (Fat Possum, 2008)
- Daytrotter Sessions EP (2008)
References
- ^ a b c Colour Revolt at Allmusic
- ^ Band of the Day:Colour Revolt. SPIN, October 31, 2006. Accessed February 6, 2008.
- ^ Colour Revolt Debut. AntiMusic, Jan. 17, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2008.
- ^ Colour Revolt Offer MP3, Preps Fat Possum Debut. Paste Magazine, January 16, 2008. Accessed February 6, 2008.
- ^ 50 Bands, 50 States, The Phoenix. More recently, Cajeolas and Addison left the band for personal reasons, and the remaining members are in search of new members to fill their positions. Coppenbarger has recorded a new solo under his own name, but a tentative release date has yet to be announced. Published July 4, 2008.