Thursday 4th November 2010
TLV042 – Girls Names/Brilliant Colors Split 7″ – Pre-Order
Slumberland (US) and Tough Love (UK) team up to release a split 7” featuring a track apiece from Belfast’s Girls Names and San Francisco’s Brilliant Colors. Released on 23rd November, the record is limited to just 600 copies worldwide and features artwork designed by Brilliant Colors’ singer, Jess Scott.
“I Lose” represents the next step in Girls Names’ evolution. Recorded as a three piece for the first time, the track is driven by an insistent cyclical riff, punctuated by Cathal Cully’s deceptively assured croon. Entitled “I Lose” as a response to Brilliant Colors track on the flip, the song is charged with a confidence that belies its title, Cully lifting two fingers to the past as he intones: “I don’t miss my old life”. The first of their new recordings, “I Lose” bodes well for their forthcoming debut album in early 2011.
San Francisco’s Brilliant Colors have staked-out a unique spot in the indie music landscape, inspired in equal parts by post-punk DIY fervor and the spiky pop of C86 and early Flying Nun/Creation label output. Their 2009 album, Introducing combined guitar buzz with dreamy melodies and rushing rhythms, forming a startling blend of The Dils and Shop Assistants. Fresh off the simultaneous release of singles on Slumberland and Make-A-Mess, and a UK tour with La La Vasquez, Brilliant Colors have hit the studio again to record “You Win”, this time with the estimable Ty Segall. Driven by an absurdly catchy vocal melody and the band’s now trademark distorted guitars, “You Win” is another anthem in Brilliant Colors’ ever-growing catalog, offering a superb taster for their new album, due Spring 2011.
