“Devil’s Got a Holda Me”
from the EP Devil’s Got a Holda Me
2006
iTunes
At the start of this year the Colour packed up and left beautiful Southern California in order to record a new album in Tennessee. Now here’s a band with some promise; not only is this EP the perfect teaser to what I hope is a stellar album, but they even transform well live. However, the story that goes behind their live show will be saved for another time.
The Devil’s Got a Holda Me EP shows that the Colour know how to learn from their influences and transform that knowledge into their own style of modern delta blues rock ‘n’ roll that’s preached out in stereo. Tracks like “Chariot of Gold” and “Devil’s Got a Holda Me” can keep any dance floor grooving and any car stereo at full volume. “Save Yourself” took a few spins to blossom into a regularly repeated track, but in retrospect how can you turn away from these lyrics “Tell me how are you gonna save me, when you can’t save yourself”?
This four-track EP is a fabulous glance into the Colour’s upcoming release Between Earth & Sky (due out January 2007) and is available now on iTunes and in stores everywhere.