Censored Colors is the third full length album from Alaskan experimental rock band Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man

Portugal. The Man is an American psychedelic rock band based in Portland, Oregon, but originally from Wasilla, Alaska. The group released their first two albums with Fearless Records. They also released material on their own imprint Approaching AIRballoons through indie label Equal Vision Records...

. The album was released through a partnership with Equal Vision Records

Equal Vision Records

Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....

on September 16, 2008. This partnership is not a traditional record contract, as the band "could work at their own pace and be intimately involved in all factors of their recording career."

The first music video from Censored Colors is for "Lay Me Back Down" and is now available at http://portugaltheman.net. "Lay Me Back Down" features the band performing in a desert, painted in gold.

The album leaked onto the internet August 25, 2008. The following day, the band posted a blog discussing the leak and their support of music downloading, encouraging their fans to download, share, and give feedback about the album.

Track listing

All tracks by John Baldwin Gourley

1. "Lay Me Back Down" – 3:50
2. "Colors" – 5:03
3. "And I" – 5:40
4. "Salt" – 4:18
5. "Created" – 2:53
6. "Out and In and In and Out" – 4:46
7. "Intermission" – 1:50
8. "New Orleans" – 5:04
9. "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

Personnel

• Matt Clifford – slide guitar
• Rich Holtzman – management
• Kirk Huffman – guitar, percussion, vocals, producer, engineer
• Thomas Hunter – slide guitar
• Ian Kennedy – mastering
• Paul Q. Kolderie – producer, mixing
• Garrett Lunceford - percussion
• Ryan Neighbors – organ, synthesizer, piano, vocals, fender rhodes
• Victoria Parker – violin
• Aaron Perrino – vocals, moog synthesizer
• Charles Peterson – shouts
• Phil Peterson – synthesizer, harmonica, percussion, trombone, trumpet, accordion, cello, harp, vocals, producer, engineer
• Anthony Saffery – sitar
• Jason Sechrist – drums, backing vocals
• Ryan Sollee – vocals
• Adam Taylor – producer, mixing

External links

• Billboard review of Censored Colors