Two More Gems From Colorama Records

Such is the rapidity and momentum that Colorama Records are building, it’s getting harder to keep track of their output (the sign of a good label).

Last week they unveiled two more treats: Bristolian outfit Parlour released their latest sun-flecked offering ‘Love Is Expecting You’, their debut single on the label. With sparse arrangement, contented guitar lines and woozy atmospherics, it starts gently before a dramatic coda with multi-backing vocals adding to the sense of gathering oneself, if it wasn’t so darned sun-kissed. West Coast from the South West.

Meanwhile ‘Haunted’ by Eloise ploughs similar psychedelic furrows, with sparkling guitar, glistening flutes and a gentle but persistent thud of drums throughout. Featuring contributions from Andy Crofts and Ben Gordelier from The Moons/Paul Weller’s band, the London-based singer-songwriter harnesses her poetic lyrics (‘nature’s voice whispers in my ear; ‘you’ve poisoned your own mind,’) to delicate and dreamy textures, like a softer, more fragile Melody’s Echo Chamber.

Keep ‘em coming, Colorama Records.