The Color Before the Sun
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| Studio album by Coheed and Cambria | ||||||||||
| Released | October 16, 2015 | |||||||||
| Recorded | March 2015 | |||||||||
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| Length | 47:08 | |||||||||
| Label | 300 Entertainment | |||||||||
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| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
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The Color Before the Sun is the eighth studio album by progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. Following the conceptual double album, The Afterman: Ascension and Descension, released in 2012 and 2013 respectively, The Color Before the Sun is the first non-conceptual album the band has released, making it the only Coheed and Cambria album to not be a part of The Amory Wars storyline. The band released a live acoustic version of "Atlas" in August 2014, and announced a release date of October 9 in July of the following year, before announcing a push back to October 16, 2015. The first single was "You Got Spirit, Kid", released in July 2015, with a music video for the song released in August. A second music video, for the song "Island", was released in October.
In August, 2014, Coheed and Cambria singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez released a self-shot acoustic rendition of a new song titled "Atlas" via the band's official YouTube channel.
According to Darryl Sterdan of Toronto Sun, "The Color Before the Sun" abandons the band's previous Rush-influenced progressive rock sound, in favor of a "more grounded and streamlined" alternative rock sound. Richard Whittaker at The Austin Chronicle characterized the album as "pop rock rather than space prog."
The album was released in both digital and physical formats on October 16, 2015. The album name and release date were announced on July 7, 2015 via a social media and the release of a new single, "You Got Spirit, Kid", available to stream. A second single, "Here to Mars" was released on September 3, 2015. On August 6, 2015 a limited edition, deluxe box set was announced. This deluxe box set includes two CDs—the album and a disc of demo tracks—two hardcover books—one featuring album lyrics and artwork and another featuring a "behind-the-scenes look" of the album's creative process—an in-studio DVD, and a clear 7-inch record of unreleased demo tracks. Purchasers also received an instant download of “You Got Spirit, Kid,” a membership card, a custom house key, a lapel pin, a certificate of authenticity; as well as exclusive, members-only access to new music, videos, concert tickets, merchandise and commentary from the band. The week of the release, the band streamed the entire album on the Pandora radio site.
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