The Gorgeous Colours
The Gorgeous Colours' most recent single “It’s OK To Be Normal” - described by one blogger as "quite possibly the best track of the year so far released by an Irish band" - follows the band's critically-acclaimed The Creatures Down Below EP, which was funded by fans through an online pledge campaign. The video for the title track of the EP, won the Viewer's Choice Award for best video at the 2010 IMTV awards.
"In the space of a few short years, Dublin five-piece The Gorgeous Colours have damn near perfected the art of making radio-friendly pop and without having to coat their tunes with super-slick production or try-too-hard hooks. To say that clanging shoop-driven ditty "It's OK To Be Normal" feels like a little bowl of sunshine would betray the empty-hearted cynic in me, but this much I will admit – The Gorgeous Colours’ sound is as summery as they come.” - Hotpress
"TGC are getting better with time...they’ve always had a great ear for melody but the last few releases have been sparkling with perfect, poppy clarity. "It's OK To Be Normal" is so pretty and yet, there’s always a deeper sentiment under their airy, feelgood sound" - Harmless Noise
"The Gorgeous Colours released an underrated debut album in 2009 and have followed it up with an excellent EP and this amazing song 'It's OK To Be Normal'. This is quite possibly the best track of the year so far released by an Irish band!" - 2 U I Bestow
praise for The Creatures Down Below EP:
“...certainly the best thing I’ve ever heard from the band. The band’s older and wiser sound variably calls to mind bands like Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes...a (gentle) belter” - Nialler9
“Accomplished arrangements, and blissful four part harmonies that ooze pure sunshine....a perfect package of feel good, danceable and all round lovely, gorgeous even, sounds” - State.ie
“A fantastic Irish 5 piece who released the best EP I heard last year, The Creatures Down Below. Four songs that would stand out on any album and a contender for video of the year with the title track from that EP. A band that simply needs to be heard by the right people to progress, hopefully that will happen in 2011” - MusicPup Ireland
"Close to the premier piece of Irish pop I’ve heard all year...there’s probably no end to this band's talent, so strap yourself in for lots of future treats" - mp3Hugger
"One of the most underrated bands in Ireland...four tracks that deserve to be heard. No gimmicks, no trying to be the newest sound around, The Gorgeous Colours make beautiful music that urges you to listen again.” - The Point of Everything
“You'll want to listen over and over...The Gorgeous Colours are growing into a band that we could all easily fall in love with." - Tell That Cat to Chill
