Censored Colors

Rock · 2008 · 15 tracks · 53m

Censored Colors

Portugal. The Man

A warm, organic pivot toward 1970s soul and progressive rock. Rich with piano, strings, and gospel-inflected vocal harmonies recorded with vintage grit.

It's like if a 70s soul band and a prog-rock group got lost in the woods together.

A soulful and earthy meditation that balances vintage rock grandiosity with quiet, intimate vulnerability.

Censored Colors · vs · Portugal. The Man

Piano+2.6σ

The instrumentation foregrounds piano far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 53m

01

Lay Me Back Down

3:50

02

Colors

5:03

03

And I

5:40

04

Salt

4:18

05

Created

2:53

06

Out and In and In and Out

4:46

07

Intermission

1:50

08

New Orleans

5:03

09

Never Pleased

3:46

10

Sit Back and Dream

1:21

11

Hard Times

2:35

12

Our Times

1:45

13

All Mine

3:46

14

1989

4:12

15

Our Way

2:31

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive, gospel-tinged climax of 'Colors' where the brass and falsetto reach a fever pitch.

The seamless transition between the final three tracks, creating a suite-like finale that feels like a single breath.

The intimate, dry piano opening of 'Created' that sounds like the player is in the room with you.

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