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Spain Colored Orange

Genre: Alt / Indie, Indie Rock
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

Spain Colored Orange, a Houston-based sextet, blends the southwestern melodrama associated with Calexico and the florid homegrown psychedelia of the Olivia Tremor Control along with its numerous offshoots, yielding elaborate carnivalesque arrangements alongside astute pop songwriting. Gilbert Alfaro launched the project in 2000 as a solo acoustic endeavor in which he handled vocals, songwriting, guitar, and keyboards. In a 2005 Houston Chronicle interview, Alfaro explained that the band name originated from an elementary-school map-coloring assignment his grandmother kept displayed on her wall at the time he formed the group. After committing his early solo recordings to tape, Alfaro shared the results with friends, several of whom expressed interest in becoming members. By 2005 the final roster comprised Alfaro together with trumpeter Eric Jackson, keyboardist Justin Peak, bassist Steven Burnett, and drummer James Diederich. The ensemble then signed with the Chicago-based indie imprint Lucid Records and issued the EP Hopelessly Incapable of Standing in the Way in 2005. Early 2008 brought the full-length Sneaky Like a Villain, produced by Dave Fridmann protégé Bill Racine.

Top Songs

  1. Sneaky Like a VillainOne Million ReasonsSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain3:02
  2. Sneaky Like a VillainThe Radio's On AgainSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain1:37
  3. Sneaky Like a VillainWho Am ISneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain3:46
  4. Sneaky Like a VillainHideSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain3:10
  5. Sneaky Like a VillainCheap TrillsSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain3:26
  6. Sneaky Like a VillainMusic BoxSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain4:02
  7. Sneaky Like a VillainBetter Left AloneSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain4:07
  8. Sneaky Like a VillainUh Oh, TroubleSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain5:00
  9. Sneaky Like a VillainI Remember It Was Christmas TimeSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain4:32
  10. Sneaky Like a VillainYou Think You KnowSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain3:31
  11. Sneaky Like a VillainBirds and the BeesSneaky Like a Villain · 2008Sneaky Like a Villain3:41
  12. Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the WayRemember One ThingHopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way · 2005Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way4:02
  13. Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the WayMomentary DramaHopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way · 2005Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way5:09
  14. Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the WayMaybe It's TrueHopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way · 2005Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way6:54
  15. Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the WayLet It GoHopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way · 2005Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way4:02
  16. Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the WayI Kid You NotHopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way · 2005Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way5:16
  17. Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the WayWill You Catch OnHopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way · 2005Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way4:45
  18. Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the WayPersistent IntermissionHopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way · 2005Hopelessly Incapable of Standing In the Way3:37

Albums

Sneaky Like a Villain

Sneaky Like a Villain

2008
Sneaky Like a Villain
Spain Colored Orange · Album · 2008
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  1. The Radio's On AgainSpain Colored Orange1:37
  2. Who Am ISpain Colored Orange3:46
  3. HideSpain Colored Orange3:10
  4. Cheap TrillsSpain Colored Orange3:26
  5. Music BoxSpain Colored Orange4:02
  6. Better Left AloneSpain Colored Orange4:07
  7. Uh Oh, TroubleSpain Colored Orange5:00
  8. I Remember It Was Christmas TimeSpain Colored Orange4:32
  9. One Million ReasonsSpain Colored Orange3:02
  10. You Think You KnowSpain Colored Orange3:31
  11. Birds and the BeesSpain Colored Orange3:41