Colossal has never officially broken up but with four years since the band’s last release and the announcement of a new band by main man Pat Ford, I think we can safely chalk them up to history. Colossal play smooth indie rock/emo with an almost jazz sensibility. The band’s use of the trumpet is prominent and certainly distinctive in comparison to their peers. Both the band’s releases are essential; 2003’s Brave The Elements EP and 2004’s full-length, Welcome The Problems. Ford’s new band is called Birds In The Air and includes Neil Hennessy (Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, Colossal, Smoking Popes) and Eli Caterer (Colossal, Smoking Popes). The band has already recorded eight tracks for their debut release which should be out in late 2008/early 2009.
The Serious Kind
i have a colossal radio set i downloaded a few years ago that sounds really awesome, have you heard it?
Haven’t heard it but would love to.
will, did you actually come into possession of those Birds In the Air tracks? Or was this all speculation? I’ve been waiting for something to happen with this for years…
Ha, definitely did not. Still waiting…