Colour Me Wednesday are an English indie pop/pop punk band from West London, England, built around sisters Jen and Harriet Doveton. The band are noted for their melodic guitar pop,[1] politicised lyrics and DIY punk method, including producing their own recordings, artwork and promotional videos.[2][3]
History
Colour Me Wednesday formed in Uxbridge in 2007, initially performing local gigs with various line-ups, and settled as a permanent band in 2009,[4] with Danny Gardner on bass and Sam Brackley on drums. Brackley had previously played bass, with Helen Meragi on drums.[5] They self-recorded and self-released their debut CDr EPWhat to do in an Emergency that year.[6]
In 2010 and 2011, a series of self-produced YouTube videos for tracks from their follow up Sampler EP brought them to wider attention in DIY punk and indiepop circles.[2][7][8][9]
In 2012, Carmela Pietrangelo (of ¡Ay Carmela!) joined as new bassist.[10] In June, the band released debut single "Shut" as a digital download with accompanying video, taken from the album I Thought It Was Morning,[11] released by Discount Horse Records in July and described by The Girls Are as "an exceptionally assured debut";[12] the album was self-recorded and included new versions of EP tracks as well as a collaboration with former King Blues keyboardist and solo artist Perkie. A promo video for the track "(I'm Not Coming To Your) BBQ" accompanied the release of the album, which was re-released in Japan and Canada the following year;[13][14] "Shut" was also issued on vinyl in Canada.[15] The same year, the band was invited to play the Indietracks festival in 2012 and subsequently the following year in 2013.[16]
2014 saw the band release a split album with Spoonboy on California's Lauren Records,[17][18] supported by a US tour including appearances at Plan-It X festival and New York Popfest.[19] A promo video was released for lead track "Sugar-Coated".[20]
In 2015, Colour Me Wednesday made a return to the Indietracks festival,[21] joined by new drummer Jodi M Burn and guitarist Laura Ankles (both also of ¡Ay Carmela!). This line-up released its first recordings in 2016 as the Anyone and Everyone EP,[22] available on multiple formats in the UK, US,[23]France[24] and Japan (as part of 2670 Records' Incompatible compilation[25]). The EP was supported by a UK[26] and European tour and a promotional video for lead track "Don't Tell Anyone";[27] the group also played at Madrid Popfest.
In 2018, Colour Me Wednesday released second album Counting Pennies in the Afterlife, produced by MJ of Hookworms.[32] Preview single "Sunriser" was released in May with an accompanying video.[33] Additionally, a single of the previously-released "Don't Tell Anyone" and new b-side "Blossom" was released in April on U.S. label American Laundromat.[34]
