The Gorgeous Colours - 'It's OK To Be Normal'

Have been meaning to post about this for a while - the song was released back in May, but this video is relatively new. The Gorgeous Colours occupy a unique position on the domestic scene - they make pop music with hooks aplenty, but it doesn't really fit in with the lo-fi, charmingly ramshackle efforts of the Popical Island gang. The Gorgeous Colours are more reminiscent of bands like Grizzly Bear or Super Furry Animals, making lush, deceptive, intricately melodic tunes. This may well be their finest so far.

It's Ok To Be Normal by The Gorgeous Colours

The band will be kicking off Friday's Body & Soul Main Stage action at Electric Picnic, and I intend to catch their set.

Another thing I meant to post about before - their full-length self-titled album is available as a free download from their Bandcamp, where you
can also find last year's The Creatures Down Below EP.

IMTV nominees announced

The nominees have been announced for the 2010 Irish Music TV Video Awards:

"With a total of 35 videos nominated, we see some returning categories, as well as a few brand new ones… and of course some familiar faces. We are also adding not one, but TWO opportunities for the public to have their say – with public votes being taken for brand new categories: “Sexiest Video” as well as “Viewers Choice”."

(http://irishmusictelevision.com/?p=1709)

Here's a full list of the nominees:

BEST MALE
Fionn Regan – Catacombs
Colin Devlin – The Heart Won’t Be Denied
Mighty Stef – Thank Christ for the Kids
Simon Fagan – Damn Honey

BEST FEMALE
Cathy Davey – Little Red
Jennifer Evans – Scattered
Maighréad – SEA
Silhouette Volume – Destroyed

BEST LIVE VIDEO
Valerie Francis – Slow Dynamo
Two Door Cinema Club – Undercover Martyn
Great Lake Swimmers – Still
Primordial – Empire Falls

BEST STYLED VIDEO
The Matinee Idles - Everything
The Coronas – Far from here
Talulah Does The Hula – Don’t Panic
SWEET JANE – BLACKEYES

BEST GROUP VIDEO
The Minutes – Fleetwood
The Looks – Romeo
Fight Like Apes – Hoo Ha Henry
Delorentos – Santuary

BEST PRODUCTION / EFFECTS
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal
The Gorgeous Colours – The Creatures Down Below
shit robot – take em up
The Lowley Knights You can tell a man by how he lifts his hands

SEXIEST VIDEO (public vote – poll will be live at 17.00 on 18.11.10)
Veda – Miss You Much
Luan Parle – Why Baby Why
Patrick Kelleher – Cold Dead Hands
Nadine Coyle – Insatiable
Rubberbandits Bag of Glue

MOST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
Hunter Gatherer – Cloud
Kill Krinkle Club – Moon
Miracle Bell – Love Sounds
The Ambience Affair – Devil in the Detail

BEST DIRECTOR
Will McConnewll
Miles Reilly
Lorcan Finnegan
Jessie Ward

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
O Emperor – Don Quixote
The Gorgeous Colours – The Creatures Down Below
The Minutes – Secret History
Cathy Davey – Little Red
The Ambience Affair – Devil in the Detail

VIEWERS CHOICE (public vote – poll will be live at 17.00 on 18.11.10)
ALL NOMINEES *

Lots of great stuff to check out. Here's a few of my favourites:



Dir: Ciara Kennedy and Róisín McNamee.



Dir: Lorcan Finnegan



Dir: Stevie Russell



Dir: Souljacker



Dir: Ceara Martyn



Dir: Peter McCarthy

The event takes place November 24th in The Academy. So get voting!

The Gorgeous Colours - 'The Creatures Down Below'

Take from their upcoming EP of the same name, 'The Creatures Down Below' is a deceptive little number with all manner of off-kilter harmonies, hooks and backing vocals that play off each other: it's intricate, absorbing stuff and never stays in one place for too long.

01 The Creatures Down Below by The Gorgeous Colours

With the EP being self-funded, the Dublin-based band have set up a page where fans can pre-order it, with a number of additional incentives for those who are feeling particuarly generous (t-shirt offers, tickets to a secret gig, high-quality prints of TGC artwork, even a chance to take on the band in a 5-a-side game). Here's the 'EP Pledge' page: http://www.thegorgeouscolours.com/

It's been met with a great reaction so far, with one dedicated fan even set to fly all the way from Barcelona to appear onstage with the band at Whelan's (the EP launch, which will take place on 14th October). A band that inspires that kind of fandom is worth checking out!

The Gorgeous Colours are also taking part in this year's Hard Working Class Heroes festival, as well as supporting O Emperor on a couple of upcoming dates

30 Sep 2010 Spirit Store (opening for The Cast of Cheers) Dundalk, Louth,
2 Oct 2010 The Forum (opening for O Emperor) Waterford, Waterford,
3 Oct 2010 Spirit Store (opening for O Emperor) Dundalk, Louth,