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Colour Blind (Seaway album)

April 28, 2024

Colour Blind is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Seaway and follow-up to 2013's Hoser.

Colour Blind
Studio album by
Seaway
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
GenrePop punk
Length37:50
LabelPure Noise
ProducerDerek Hoffman, Alan Day
Seaway chronology
All in My Head
(2014) 		Colour Blind
(2015) 		Vacation
(2017)
Singles from Colour Blind
  1. "Freak"
    Released: August 28, 2015
  2. "Best Mistake"
    Released: September 11, 2015
  3. "Airhead"
    Released: September 25, 2015
  4. "Growing Stale"
    Released: October 9, 2015

Background and production edit

In July 2014, it was announced that Seaway had signed a worldwide recording contract with California-based label Pure Noise.[1] The band called the staff members at Pure Noise "some of the coolest, realest people" in the music industry.[1] The group toured later in the year, before releasing the All in My Head EP in November.[2]

Alan Day of Four Year Strong and Derek Hoffman produced Colour Blind.[3] Hoffman engineered the recordings at Fox Sounds Studios.[3] While recording, the band members agreed that "Freak" would be the first track from the sessions as it "embodies the fun, playful feel that we were going for" when they were composing and tracking Colour Blind.[4] Kyle Black mixed the album, while Brian "Big Bass" Gardner mastered it.[3] The Fullblast vocalist Ian Stanger provides guest vocals on "The Day That She Left".[3]

Composition edit

The band was credited with writing all of the songs on the album.[3] The lyrics for every song on the record were written by guitarist/vocalist Patrick Carleton and guitarist Andrew Eichinger, with the exception of ""Airhead", which was written by Kent Sheehey.[3] Carleton and Eichinger would write their parts separately, before coming together to finish up the compositions.[5] The album has been described as pop punk.[6] The creation of "Best Mistake" was taken from a demo that the band made for All in My Head.[5] The group restructured the song and "completely turned [it] around", according to Eichinger.[5]

"Best Mistake" is about "where you find or stumble upon someone almost by mistake but then ultimately realize that it was never really a mistake at all and actually a perfect situation."[5] "Freak" is about "being an outcast and a weirdo, but being completely okay with it", according to vocalist Ryan Locke.[7] "Airhead" was a new kind of song for the band, as they haven't previously made "a simple, mid-tempo, groovy song like this before", according to Eichinger.[8] "Growing Stale" was the last song completed for the album.[9] Co-producer Alan Day instructed Carleton and Eichinger to leave the control room and "blast ["Growing Stale"] out together."[9] The pair were initially wary of this before they ""bounc[ed] ideas off each other really easily and came out with a sound that's a little unique" for the group.[9]

Release edit

On August 19, 2015, Colour Blind was announced for release,[7] and the album's artwork was revealed.[10] The artwork design was done by Jake Carruthers.[3] "Freak" was made available for streaming, as well as a music video for the song.[10] The music video consists of archive footage of the band filmed during their high school years by Miguel Barbosa of YEAH! Films.[7] "Freak" was released as a single on August 28.[11] "Best Mistake" was made available for streaming on September 9[12] and released as a single two days later.[13] "Airhead" was made available for streaming on September 23[8] and was released as a single two days later.[14] "Growing Stale" was made available for streaming on October 7[15] and was released as a single two days later.[16] On October 19, Colour Blind was made available for streaming[17] and was released on October 23[8] through Pure Noise.[18] Three days later, a music video for "Best Mistake" was released.[18]

The band supported Knuckle Puck on their tour of the U.S. in October and November 2015.[19] In March and April 2016, the band supported Knuckle Puck on their UK headlining tour.[20] In April and May, the band co-headlined the Pure Noise Records Tour with Hit the Lights[21] and support from Can't Swim and Casey Bolles.[22] From mid October to late November, the band supported The Wonder Years on their tour of the U.S.[23]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
Alternative Press Japan     [24]
Exclaim!7/10[25]
Rock Sound8/10[26]
Upset     [27]

Comparing the record to pop-punk staples like New Found Glory, All Time Low and the Ataris, Peter Sanfilippo of Exclaim! praised the element of familiarity, writing that it "proves the members of Seaway are experts of their craft, and offer fans of pop punk a record they can immediately vibe with."[25]

Track listing edit

All songs written by Seaway. All lyrics written by Patrick Carleton and Andrew Eichinger, except "Airhead" by Kent Sheehey.[3]

  1. "Slam" – 2:13
  2. "Best Mistake" – 3:17
  3. "Trick (So Sweet)" – 2:30
  4. "Freak" – 3:04
  5. "Still Weird" – 3:19
  6. "Stubborn Love" – 3:48
  7. "Big Deal" – 2:40
  8. "Airhead" – 3:33
  9. "Growing Stale" – 3:33
  10. "The Day That She Left" – 3:02
  11. "Turn Me Away" – 3:05
  12. "Goon" – 3:41

Personnel edit

Personnel per sleeve.[3]

Chart performance edit

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[28] 3
US Billboard Independent Albums[29] 28
US Billboard Top Rock Albums[30] 38

References edit

Citations
  1. ^ a b Zorgdrager, Bradley (July 10, 2014). "Seaway Sign to Pure Noise Records". Exclaim!. from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Adams, Gregory (October 17, 2014). "Seaway Sign to New Damage for Canadian Release of 'All in My Head'". Exclaim!. from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Colour Blind (Sleeve). Seaway. Pure Noise. 2015. PNE176.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Leak, Brian (August 19, 2016). "Seaway release video for "Freak" with footage from the band's high school years". Alternative Press. from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d Leak, Brian (September 9, 2016). "Seaway stream "Best Mistake" from 'Colour Blind'". Alternative Press. from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Collar, Matt. "Colour Blind - Seaway | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Adams, Gregory (August 19, 2015). "Seaway Go 'Colour Blind' for Sophomore LP, Premiere New Video". Exclaim!. from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c Emily (September 23, 2015). "Seaway Premiere New Track, Airhead". Kerrang!. from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c Leak, Brian (October 7, 2016). "Seaway aren't "Growing Stale," despite their new single's title—listen". Alternative Press. from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Sanderson, Nariece (August 20, 2015). "Seaway Just Announced Their Second Album". Rock Sound. from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  11. ^ "Freak - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  12. ^ Adams, Gregory (September 9, 2015). "Seaway "Best Mistake"". Exclaim!. from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  13. ^ "Best Mistake - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  14. ^ "Airhead - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  15. ^ Beresford, Trilby (October 7, 2015). "Premiere: Seaway's 'Growing Stale' is a Pop Punk Gem". Nerdist. from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  16. ^ "Growing Stale - Seaway | Release Info". AllMusic. from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  17. ^ Solomon, Blake (October 19, 2015). "Seaway Stream New Album". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  18. ^ a b James (October 26, 2015). "Seaway Premiere New Video, Best Mistake". Kerrang!. from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  19. ^ Payne, Chris (August 10, 2015). "Knuckle Puck Smash Chairs in Polaroid/Feeling-Filled 'True Contrite' Video". Billboard. from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  20. ^ James (November 23, 2015). "Knuckle Puck Announce 2016 UK Headline Tour". Kerrang!. from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  21. ^ Ryken, Atreyue (February 25, 2016). "Hit The Lights, Seaway announce tour". Alternative Press. from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  22. ^ Solomon, Blake (February 24, 2016). "Hit The Lights and Seaway Going On Tour". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  23. ^ Sharp, Tyler (August 15, 2016). "The Wonder Years, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, others announce tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  24. ^ Kamada, Yuji (October 30, 2015). . Alternative Press (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  25. ^ a b Sanfilippo, Peter (October 21, 2015). "Seaway - Colour Blind". Exclaim!. from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  26. ^ Biddulph 2015, p. 88
  27. ^ . Upset. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  28. ^ "Seaway - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  29. ^ "Seaway - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  30. ^ "Seaway - Chart history (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
Sources
  • Biddulph, Andy (November 2015). Bird, Ryan (ed.). "Reviews". Rock Sound (206). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.

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Colour Blind is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Seaway and follow up to 2013 s Hoser Colour BlindStudio album by SeawayReleasedOctober 23 2015 2015 10 23 GenrePop punkLength37 50LabelPure NoiseProducerDerek Hoffman Alan DaySeaway chronologyAll in My Head 2014 Colour Blind 2015 Vacation 2017 Singles from Colour Blind Freak Released August 28 2015 Best Mistake Released September 11 2015 Airhead Released September 25 2015 Growing Stale Released October 9 2015 Contents 1 Background and production 2 Composition 3 Release 4 Reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Chart performance 8 ReferencesBackground and production editIn July 2014 it was announced that Seaway had signed a worldwide recording contract with California based label Pure Noise 1 The band called the staff members at Pure Noise some of the coolest realest people in the music industry 1 The group toured later in the year before releasing the All in My Head EP in November 2 Alan Day of Four Year Strong and Derek Hoffman produced Colour Blind 3 Hoffman engineered the recordings at Fox Sounds Studios 3 While recording the band members agreed that Freak would be the first track from the sessions as it embodies the fun playful feel that we were going for when they were composing and tracking Colour Blind 4 Kyle Black mixed the album while Brian Big Bass Gardner mastered it 3 The Fullblast vocalist Ian Stanger provides guest vocals on The Day That She Left 3 Composition editThe band was credited with writing all of the songs on the album 3 The lyrics for every song on the record were written by guitarist vocalist Patrick Carleton and guitarist Andrew Eichinger with the exception of Airhead which was written by Kent Sheehey 3 Carleton and Eichinger would write their parts separately before coming together to finish up the compositions 5 The album has been described as pop punk 6 The creation of Best Mistake was taken from a demo that the band made for All in My Head 5 The group restructured the song and completely turned it around according to Eichinger 5 Best Mistake is about where you find or stumble upon someone almost by mistake but then ultimately realize that it was never really a mistake at all and actually a perfect situation 5 Freak is about being an outcast and a weirdo but being completely okay with it according to vocalist Ryan Locke 7 Airhead was a new kind of song for the band as they haven t previously made a simple mid tempo groovy song like this before according to Eichinger 8 Growing Stale was the last song completed for the album 9 Co producer Alan Day instructed Carleton and Eichinger to leave the control room and blast Growing Stale out together 9 The pair were initially wary of this before they bounc ed ideas off each other really easily and came out with a sound that s a little unique for the group 9 Release editOn August 19 2015 Colour Blind was announced for release 7 and the album s artwork was revealed 10 The artwork design was done by Jake Carruthers 3 Freak was made available for streaming as well as a music video for the song 10 The music video consists of archive footage of the band filmed during their high school years by Miguel Barbosa of YEAH Films 7 Freak was released as a single on August 28 11 Best Mistake was made available for streaming on September 9 12 and released as a single two days later 13 Airhead was made available for streaming on September 23 8 and was released as a single two days later 14 Growing Stale was made available for streaming on October 7 15 and was released as a single two days later 16 On October 19 Colour Blind was made available for streaming 17 and was released on October 23 8 through Pure Noise 18 Three days later a music video for Best Mistake was released 18 The band supported Knuckle Puck on their tour of the U S in October and November 2015 19 In March and April 2016 the band supported Knuckle Puck on their UK headlining tour 20 In April and May the band co headlined the Pure Noise Records Tour with Hit the Lights 21 and support from Can t Swim and Casey Bolles 22 From mid October to late November the band supported The Wonder Years on their tour of the U S 23 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Alternative Press Japan nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 24 Exclaim 7 10 25 Rock Sound8 10 26 Upset nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 27 Comparing the record to pop punk staples like New Found Glory All Time Low and the Ataris Peter Sanfilippo of Exclaim praised the element of familiarity writing that it proves the members of Seaway are experts of their craft and offer fans of pop punk a record they can immediately vibe with 25 Track listing editAll songs written by Seaway All lyrics written by Patrick Carleton and Andrew Eichinger except Airhead by Kent Sheehey 3 Slam 2 13 Best Mistake 3 17 Trick So Sweet 2 30 Freak 3 04 Still Weird 3 19 Stubborn Love 3 48 Big Deal 2 40 Airhead 3 33 Growing Stale 3 33 The Day That She Left 3 02 Turn Me Away 3 05 Goon 3 41Personnel editPersonnel per sleeve 3 Seaway Ryan Locke lead vocals Patrick Carleton rhythm guitar vocals Andrew Eichinger lead guitar backing vocals Adam Shoji bass Ken Taylor drums Additional musician Ian Stanger guest vocals on The Day That She Left Production Derek Hoffman producer engineer Alan Day producer Kyle Black mixing Brian Big Bass Gardner mastering Demi Cambridge artwork photography Jake Carruthers artwork graphic designChart performance editChart 2015 Peak position US Billboard Heatseekers Albums 28 3 US Billboard Independent Albums 29 28 US Billboard Top Rock Albums 30 38References editCitations a b Zorgdrager Bradley July 10 2014 Seaway Sign to Pure Noise Records Exclaim Archived from the original on March 5 2018 Retrieved March 1 2016 Adams Gregory October 17 2014 Seaway Sign to New Damage for Canadian Release of All in My Head Exclaim Archived from the original on March 5 2018 Retrieved March 2 2016 a b c d e f g h i Colour Blind Sleeve Seaway Pure Noise 2015 PNE176 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Leak Brian August 19 2016 Seaway release video for Freak with footage from the band s high school years Alternative Press Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved March 2 2016 a b c d Leak Brian September 9 2016 Seaway stream Best Mistake from Colour Blind Alternative Press Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved March 2 2016 a b Collar Matt Colour Blind Seaway Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Archived from the original on November 28 2015 Retrieved November 30 2015 a b c Adams Gregory August 19 2015 Seaway Go Colour Blind for Sophomore LP Premiere New Video Exclaim Archived from the original on April 6 2016 Retrieved March 1 2016 a b c Emily September 23 2015 Seaway Premiere New Track Airhead Kerrang Archived from the original on December 9 2015 Retrieved March 1 2016 a b c Leak Brian October 7 2016 Seaway aren t Growing Stale despite their new single s title listen Alternative Press Archived from the original on February 13 2016 Retrieved March 2 2016 a b Sanderson Nariece August 20 2015 Seaway Just Announced Their Second Album Rock Sound Archived from the original on March 7 2016 Retrieved March 1 2016 Freak Seaway Release Info AllMusic Archived from the original on March 15 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 Adams Gregory September 9 2015 Seaway Best Mistake Exclaim Archived from the original on October 5 2015 Retrieved March 1 2016 Best Mistake Seaway Release Info AllMusic Archived from the original on March 15 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 Airhead Seaway Release Info AllMusic Archived from the original on March 13 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 Beresford Trilby October 7 2015 Premiere Seaway s Growing Stale is a Pop Punk Gem Nerdist Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved March 2 2016 Growing Stale Seaway Release Info AllMusic Archived from the original on March 15 2016 Retrieved February 28 2016 Solomon Blake October 19 2015 Seaway Stream New Album AbsolutePunk net Retrieved March 1 2016 a b James October 26 2015 Seaway Premiere New Video Best Mistake Kerrang Archived from the original on December 9 2015 Retrieved November 30 2015 Payne Chris August 10 2015 Knuckle Puck Smash Chairs in Polaroid Feeling Filled True Contrite Video Billboard Archived from the original on August 10 2015 Retrieved March 1 2016 James November 23 2015 Knuckle Puck Announce 2016 UK Headline Tour Kerrang Archived from the original on November 24 2015 Retrieved March 1 2016 Ryken Atreyue February 25 2016 Hit The Lights Seaway announce tour Alternative Press Archived from the original on February 28 2016 Retrieved March 1 2016 Solomon Blake February 24 2016 Hit The Lights and Seaway Going On Tour AbsolutePunk net Retrieved March 1 2016 Sharp Tyler August 15 2016 The Wonder Years Real Friends Knuckle Puck others announce tour Alternative Press Alternative Press Magazine 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