Colour Me Wednesday are an English

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band from

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, England, built around sisters Jen and Harriet Doveton. The band are noted for their melodic guitar pop, politicised lyrics and

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punk method, including producing their own recordings, artwork and promotional videos.

History

Colour Me Wednesday formed in

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in 2007, initially performing local gigs with various line-ups, and settled as a permanent band in 2009, with Danny Gardner on bass and Sam Brackley on drums. Brackley had previously played bass, with Helen Meragi on drums. They self-recorded and self-released their debut CDr EP ''What to do in an Emergency'' that year. In 2010 and 2011, a series of self-produced

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videos for tracks from their follow up ''Sampler'' EP brought them to wider attention in DIY punk and

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circles. In 2012, Carmela Pietrangelo (of ¡Ay Carmela!) joined as new bassist. In June, the band released debut single "Shut" as a digital download with accompanying video, taken from the album ''I Thought It Was Morning'', released by Discount Horse Records in July and described by The Girls Are as "an exceptionally assured debut"; the album was self-recorded and included new versions of EP tracks as well as a collaboration with former

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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

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and

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the following year; "Shut" was also issued on vinyl in Canada. The same year, the band was invited to play the

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festival in 2012 and subsequently the following year in 2013. 2014 saw the band release a split album with Spoonboy on

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, supported by a US tour including appearances at Plan-It X festival and New York Popfest. A promo video was released for lead track "Sugar-Coated". In 2015, Colour Me Wednesday made a return to the Indietracks festival, joined by new drummer Jaca Freer and guitarist Laura Ankles (both also of ¡Ay Carmela!). This line-up released its first recordings in 2016 as the '' Anyone and Everyone'' EP, available on multiple formats in the UK, US,

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and Japan (as part of 2670 Records' ''Incompatible'' compilation). The EP was supported by a UK and European tour and a promotional video for lead track "Don't Tell Anyone"; the group also played at

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Popfest. In 2017, Colour Me Wednesday band toured with Lemuria. They have also played with

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. Also in 2017 they released a new track online, a version of

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". Later that year their debut album was reissued in Indonesia. In 2018, Colour Me Wednesday released second album ''Counting Pennies in the Afterlife'', produced by MJ of

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. Preview single "Sunriser" was released in May with an accompanying video. Additionally, a

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of the previously-released "Don't Tell Anyone" and new b-side "Blossom" was released in April on U.S. label American Laundromat.

Style and influences

Colour Me Wednesday have been likened musically to contemporary artists such as

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and older indie bands such as

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, and lyrically to ONSIND as well as earlier political new wave/

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Members

Current * Jen Doveton – lead vocals, melodica (2007–present) * Harriet Doveton – guitar, bass, backing vocals (2007–present) * Laura Ankles – bass, guitar, backing vocals (2015–present) * Jodi M Burn – drums, percussion (2015–present) Former * Carmela Pietrangelo – bass (2012–2015) * Danny Gardner – bass (2009–12) * Sam Brackley – drums, keyboards, horns (2009–2015), bass (2007–2009) * Helen Meragi – drums (2007–2009)

Timeline

Discography

Singles/EPs

*''What to do in an Emergency'' EP, CDr, 2009

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*''Sampler'' EP, CDr, 2011

*"Shut" b/w "What Happened" 7", Kingfisher Bluez, 2014 *'' Anyone and Everyone'' EP, CDr/7"/Cass/DD, Dovetown/ Krod Records/Wiener Records, 2016 *"Don't Tell Anyone" b/w "Blossom" 7" (Pink & White Marble Vinyl), American Laundromat Records, 2018

Albums

*''I Thought It Was Morning'', LP/CD/DD, Discount Horse/Dovetown, 2013; CD/Cass, 2670 Records/Bitter Melody records, 2014

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*''Counting Pennies in the Afterlife'', 2018

Compilations

*''Incompatible'', CD/DD, 2670 Records, 2016 ombines tracks from 2014 split LP and 2016 EP/small>

Compilation appearances

*"What Happened" on ''Nobody’s Business'', LP/DD, Candy Twist Records, 2014 *''Split'' /Spoonboy LP/CD/Cass/DD,

/Dovetown, 2014 *"Not My Turf" on ''Hell Hath No Fury, Vol. 2'', CD/DD, Hell Hath No Fury Records, 2018