Colour Revolt - "Naked and Red" (2008)

Colour Revolt is an indie rock band hailing from Oxford, Mississippi. Their southern roots show through in their raw, bluesy guitar style that dominates their debut full length Plunder, Beg, and Curse, which was released back in April. I first heard of them a few months back when they were mentioned somewhere online alongside one of my favorite bands Manchester Orchestra. I downloaded a couple of their songs and was intrigued but I kind of forgot about them for a while. A little later, at the suggestion of a friend, I went back and listened again and got absolutely hooked on today’s song. “Naked and Red” begins with guitars that remind me of mewithoutYou and builds to a barrage of screeching guitars, crashing cymbals and some serious wailing courtesy of front man Jesse Coppenbarger (what a great last name.) The lyrics are cryptic and filled with religious allusions. The rest of the album follows in much the same way, with a few softer tracks such as “Moses of the South.” Colour Revolt are definitely a band all their own. They don’t really sound like much of anything else that’s going on right now, and that’s a good thing.


Colour Revolt - "Naked and Red"