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==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 20:12, 23 March 2015

The Colourist
Background information
OriginOrange County, California, United States
GenresIndie pop, indie rock, power pop[1][2]
Years active2009 – present
MembersAdam Castilla
Kollin Johannsen
Maya Tuttle
Justin Wagner
Websitewww.thecolouristmusic.com

The Colourist is an American rock band from Orange County, California formed in 2009 by Adam Castilla and Maya Tuttle of Paper Thin Walls along with friends Kollin Johannsen and Justin Wagner.[3][4]

History

Beginnings

In 2009, the band won Best New Artist, Best Song and Best Live Band at the O.C. Music Awards with debut single "Little Games" becoming the No.1 song on Hype Machine.[5]

The following year, the band performed at South By Southwest 2010 in Austin, Texas, were recommended for the 2010 OC Music Awards as Best Song and Best New Artist, and took the title of Best Live Band in the Best of 2010 issue for Weekly.[6] In December of that year, the quartet was the resident band at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, California.[6]

Universal Republic Records

After years of performing concerts in their home town, the ensemble captured the eyes of major record labels during their residency at Los Angeles' Bootleg Theater. In July 2012, the band signed a record contract with Universal Republic Records.

Debut EP and studio albums

In late 2012 and early 2013, the ensemble spent five months in Eagle Rock, California recording fourteen songs, twelve of which went on the full length studio album. Weeks after recording was completed, the quartet performed at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.[3][7] On August 20, 2013, the band released their debut EP Lido.[8][9]

On March 25, 2014, The Colourist also released their debut studio album, The Colourist.[10]

Inversions and Will You Wait for Me (2014 - present)

In October 2014, the ensemble released their first remix EP entitled Inversions.[11]

On March 5, 2015, radio station KSRY FM in Los Angeles, California published the single "When I'm Away".[12] Laura Neumayer of The Eagle Online describes the song as "complete with a groovy guitar riff reminiscent of The Lighthouse and the Whaler’s “Venice”".[13]

The song will be on Will You Wait for Me, the upcoming EP from the ensemble[12] scheduled for release in May 2015.[14]

Discography

Charting singles

Title Year Peak chart positions
Alternative Songs
[19]
"Little Games" 2013 31

Trivia

The name of the band was decided when Tuttle was chatting with a friend who was working on a student film. The friend mentioned that "the Colourist is going to come in" to work on her project that week. Because the name was not already used, the ensemble decided to use the British/Canadian spelling for aesthetic and availability reasons.[20]

References

  1. ^ "The Colourist "We Won't Go Home" - The Song of the Week for 2/10/2014". musictrajectory.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Have a slice of The Colourist". South By Steel City. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kohn, Daniel (2013-04-11). "The Colourist Are Stamping Their Passport to Rockstardom at Coachella". Blogs.ocweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  4. ^ "Adam Castilla - Orange County". Ocweekly.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  5. ^ "Introducing… The Colourist | Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music". Bearded Magazine. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  6. ^ a b Taylor Hamby (2010-12-16). "The Amazing Colourist - Page 1 - Music - Orange County". OC Weekly. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  7. ^ "About The Colourist". MTV. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  8. ^ Bowman, Cathy (16 September 2013). "The Colourist: Creepy is cool". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  9. ^ "The Colourist to Join The Naked And Famous on Tour". Universal Music Group. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  10. ^ a b c d James Christopher Monger. "The Colourist | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  11. ^ "Inversions - The Colourist". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  12. ^ a b "The Colourist's Debut New Song, 'When I'm Away' - New Music Discovery". ALT 98.7. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  13. ^ "The Eagle". theeagleonline.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  14. ^ http://skopemag.com/2015/03/17/the-colourist-release-while-im-away
  15. ^ Timothy Monger (2014-02-25). "The Colourist". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  16. ^ "The Colourist - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  17. ^ "The Sometimes Surreal, Always Entertaining World Of The Colourist". Baeblemusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  18. ^ "The Colourist – Say You Need Me (The Colourist Remix) [TMN PREMIERE]".
  19. ^ "The Colourist - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  20. ^ "Follow Friday: The Colourist". Baeblemusic. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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