The Color Clear is the third studio album by American metalcore band Reflections. The album was released on September 18, 2015, through eOne Music and Good Fight Entertainment. It was recorded and produced by Will Putney in Belleville, New Jersey.
| The Color Clear | ||||
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| Released | September 18, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | The Machine Shop | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, djent, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 38:16 | |||
| Label | eOne, Good Fight | |||
| Producer | Will Putney | |||
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| Singles from The Color Clear | ||||
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A music video was released for the first single from the album "Actias Luna" on August 18, 2015. To promote the album, a tour was held during the winter months at the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016.
Content
editMusical direction
editThe band's musical direction shifted greatly from their last album which led to a lot of mixed reviews and confusion amongst fans. Vocalist Jake Wolf explained "It’s a sound that was found while writing The Fantasy Effect and lost in the midst of writing and recording our album Exi(s)t."[1]
Lyrics
editIn an interview with NewNoise Magazine, Wolf explained that "It wasn’t until the process of writing and making The Color Clear that I was able to find myself again." He also went on to state that many of the topics included on the album reflect his "years of physical, mental and emotional abuse, chemical dependency, more traumatizing events than I care to remember, and years of self harm."[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pseudo" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Autumnus" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Sadist" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Limbo" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Shadow Self" | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Butterfly Effect" | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Amulet" | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Actias Luna" | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Translucence" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Transparence" | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 38:16 | |
Personnel
edit- Jake Wolf – lead vocals
- Patrick Somoulay – guitars
- Francis Xayana – bass
- Nick Lona – drums
Additional personnel
edit- Will Putney – production, mixing, mastering
Chart history
edit- Debuted at No. 6 on the Heatseekers Albums Chart.
- Debuted at No. 15 on the Independent Albums[3] Chart
- Debuted at No. 96 on the Billboard 200[4] Chart
References
edit- ^ Alper, Eric (2015-08-18)."Reflections Debut Music Video, Pre-Orders for The Color Clear" Retrieved on 201-02-18.
- ^ Anderl, Tim. (2015-10-28). "Interview: Reflections on Battling Addiction, Letting Everything Out" New Noise Magazine. Retrieved on 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Billboard Artist: Reflections". Billboard. Retrieved on 2016-02-18.
- ^ Brown, Matt (2016-09-30)."Metal By Numbers 9/30: Fortune shines down on the charts". Metal Insider. Retrieved on 2016-02-18.
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