The album kicks off with 'Storyboard' which is energetic and catchy and would make a great A-side to a single, demonstrating that Coloride are the lost child of the Britpop era. This is followed by 'Waiting For My Friend' that builds up nicely from a great opening bass riff and contains a lovely guitar riff and break which has a slight Indian vibe to it. Another good track follows in 'Living Legend' and I particularly liked the middle break down and resulting build up again - I could see them playing this to a big crowd at a festival.
'My Life' had a bit of a feel of The Who at the start, which is no bad thing, and the recording makes great use of additional organ. I also liked the stop-start ending. This is followed by 'Mrs Glossop' which has a really nice chord progression and a structure that drops right down before building up the atmosphere once again. A very catchy number - 'My Life Means Nothing'. 'Shine', with its acoustic start, is more medium paced, but subsequently ramps up with overdriven guitars and an irreverent vocal delivery. Pounding drums drive the song on along with backing vocals that cleverly echo the riff. Britpop Glam at its finest. And when the song slows down again there is a very Townshend-esque lead guitar part. Nice.
'Lady Jane' is organ led and has a very catchy riff. The organ break is superb too - love it. Next up is 'Dear D' with its acoustic picking start - slow paced but so atmospheric, with rimshots and bass coming in and a great vocal performance making you hang on every word. 'Hitchin Song' has a riff and chord progression at the start with a sound that at times that is reminiscent of how The Beatles sounded around 1967/68 (other than the guitar). The song is built on a descending run with a nice break down to bass in the middle. This is a very good song.
'Wishing' starts with a lovely bass run and builds up into a very catchy number with really good backing vocals. The album ends with 'Hold On', the song beginning with a damped guitar riff that builds through wah-wah guitar and punchy drums. This song has a real Stone Roses vibe and the riffing continues on and on - terrific.
'Nothing Is Everything' is a really accomplished album, although it has taken a few years for Coloride to finally get it recorded and released (on the excellent Heavy Soul! Records) - but it has been worth the wait. If you like Britpop (These Animal Men etc.), great songs and really good musicianship, then get yourself over to the Heavy Soul! Records web-shop now and bag yourself a copy whilst you still can.
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