Colour TV are a four-piece who met at college in Cornwall. Sam Durneen (vocals/words), Jack Yeo (guitars), James Elliott (bass guitar), and Sean Goldsmith (drums) elected for rock ‘n’ roll rather than a-levels, a decision already backed BY Steve Lamacq himself.
*Images courtesy of the band.
They are due to play This Feeling’s Big In 2023 gig at London’s Water Rats this Saturday. Let’s see why:
Pavlova
If this was 1993, Stuart Maconie would be writing glowing features about this band in Select and changing the course of popular culture! Morrissey’s playfulness flaunts itself with the utmost glee in the chorus to dazzling effect.
Placebo’s jagged guitars are illuminated by Sam Durneen’s vocal jaunt through 90s icons Martin Rossiter, Brett Anderson, and Paul Draper. Never parody, he has brought back the glamour to the indie flail across stages and bedrooms alike.
This is the sound of youthful exuberance and heartbreak shrouded in Russian history. Pretentious? Perhaps. Incredible. Certainly.
Wherever You Need
Cooper Temple Clause’s growling riffs are reimagined alongside the flamboyance of Brett Anderson’s sexual misadventures (“uneventful sex for years”) and the infectious aggression of Roddy Womble in this epic.
Minus the sporadic Toy and Temples psyche production, for the most part, this is a standard rock music affair done with panache. Then, at mid-point, it fades into illuminating Cure-esque guitars jangling across the horizon as Durneen delivers spoken word to match the poignancy of Fontaines D.C. Utterly fearless as only youth can be!
Moon Duo’s sense of exploration slides into view before the explosion of punk rock psychedelia captivates you instantly and, then forevermore.
Colour TV play This Feeling’s Big In 2023 gig at London’s Water Rats this Saturday. Click image for tickets:
