The Colourful Life is the only studio album by British indie rock band Cajun Dance Party, recorded whilst studying for their A-Levels.
| The Colourful Life | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | April 28, 2008 |
| Recorded | 2007–2008 |
| Genre | Indie rock |
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| Label | XL |
| Producer | Bernard Butler |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
| NME |   [3] |
| Drowned in Sound | [4] |
The band released the song "The Hill, The View & The Lights" the only song on the album to feature Vicky Freund on vocals, as a free download from their website to promote the album.
The opening track was featured in an episode of the BBC Three sitcom Gavin and Stacey in the third series.
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Daniel Blumberg and Robbie Stern, except where noted.
- "Colourful Life" - 3:31
- "The Race" - 3:59
- "Time Falls" - 3:20
- "The Next Untouchable" - 5:05
- "No Joanna" - 3:19
- "Amylase" - 3:42
- "The Firework" - 3:36
- "Buttercups" - 5:24
- "The Hill, The View & The Lights" — (Blumberg, Stein, Freund) - 3:41
- "Yesterday I Lost My Heart" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:22
- "The Parachute" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:35
Personnel
edit- Cajun Dance Party
- Daniel Blumberg — vocals
- Robbie Stern — guitars, synthesizers, string arrangements
- Vicki Freund — keyboards, vocals
- Max Bloom — bass, percussion
- Will Vignoles — drums
- Additional Personnel
- Sally Herbert — violin (tracks 1, 2, 5)
- Louisa Fuller — violin (tracks 1, 2, 5)
- Paul Thompson — violin (tracks 1, 2, 5)
- Hannah Bowers — violin (track 6)
- Sara Fattal — violin (track 6)
- David Britton — violin (track 6)
- Chris Worsey — cello (tracks 2, 3, 5)
References
edit- ^ Sendra, Tim. The Colourful Life at AllMusic
- ^ "CD: Cajun Dance Party, The Colourful Life". The Guardian. 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ NME review
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.