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New single, “I Wanted Light / Between” out eve

New single, “I Wanted Light / Between” out everywhere, here’s some behind the scenes shots.. Special thanks to @andrew.d.lyons for Saxaphone. Been a journey making this record over past 2 years, can’t wait to get it out in the world 11/11 . Make music with your friends! So fortunate and grateful for this group of folks. Thanks y’all. ❤️

Thank you so so much @undertheradarmag for the ki

Thank you so so much @undertheradarmag for the kind words and for premiering our new single, out everywhere tomorrow! Link in bio.

“Bend-Oregon-based indie rock outfit The Color Study originally began as the solo project for singer/songwriter Scott Oliphant in the lead up to his eponymous debut record, The Color Study. Since then, the band has expanded with the addition of a range of collaborators and a new heady existential bent on their forthcoming sophomore album, Future-Past-Present Tense. The band have teased the record this year with its lead single and title track, and today they’re back with a new single, “I Wanted Light / Between,” premiering with Under the Radar.

“I Wanted Light / Between” shows off all of what The Color Study does best, weaving a rich instrumental mix that proves irresistible. There are hints of Spiritualized’s acid-fried fusion of rock and soul at play, or of Wilco’s more ambitious and layered arrangements, but Oliphant’s songwriting shines bright all on its own.

The track shows off a loose and vital flair, with rollicking rhythms and piercing bursts of brass, but also incorporates an ambitious song structure. The band moves between tense acoustic rave-ups and storming full-band moments, steadily building into an electrifying jam session in the latter half and then subsiding into a gorgeous instrumental interlude."

New single, I wanted Light, Friday. For those musi

New single, I wanted Light, Friday. For those musically inclined, here’s the instrumental interlude / outro. 3/4, legato, 90ish bpm, play it with your reed wielding friends like we did. If pre-saving a song yer thing, we’ve got a link in the bio. Love-

Our dear friend and bass player @mattyj541 lost hi

Our dear friend and bass player @mattyj541 lost his house and beloved cat in a fire yesterday. We love y’all, we’re going to try to put something together to help out, more info soon. Matt’s sister setup a go fund me, we’ll add link to bio! https://gofund.me/4fe039f2

We’ve got a new song coming out in a few weeks.

We’ve got a new song coming out in a few weeks. Found this clip that was the beginning of the composition for the end section. Good night / morning / day.

Cool (free) festival in Redmond this weekend . We

Cool (free) festival in Redmond this weekend . We play at 8 tomorrow (Saturday) but come check out everyone! Lot of great music. @highdesertmusichall

Thank you so much @wonderland for the kind words a

Thank you so much @wonderland for the kind words and awesome premiere! Read the full article at the link in our bio

First single off the new record released into the

First single off the new record released into the wild today. Find it wherever music makes it's way to your head (links in bio). Been 18 months of hard work through uncertain times putting these songs together, but we’re at the end and it’s about the best album we can make and can’t wait to get the whole thing out into the world. Full album release date scheduled for 11/11. Until then, we’ve got a couple singles and music videos we’ll be rolling out.

This is the title track for the full length album, Future Past Present Tense. Just a little ditty about the randomness (or not) of how our lives unfold, weave together, come apart, how the past / present / future all exert influence on each other, why some people are strangers you never meet, some you know for a lifetime, others are somewhere in between; trying to wrap a brain around the “why” of that in the midst of so many big things in the world and lives of everyone you know.

More details

Melissa Atillo - Keyboards, Vocals
Matt Jackson - Bass
Andy Jacobs - Drums Vocals
Stephen Reinhardt - Guitar
Miguel Mendoza - Horns, Percussion
Scott Oliphant - Guitar, Vocals
Andrew Lyons - Saxophone (Somewhere, Future Past Present Tense, I Wanted Light / Between)

Artwork by the amazing Sarah Helen More (thank you!)
sarahhelenmore.com @sarahhelenmore

All songs written by Scott Oliphant. Recorded loving to 2" tape and Mixed by Scott Oliphant at Parkway Sounds in Bend, Oregon. Mastered by Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound NJ.

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First single off our new record, Future Past Prese

First single off our new record, Future Past Present Tense, releases Friday, 8/5 everywhere.
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This freshly photographed (thanks @sansimonbend )

This freshly photographed (thanks @sansimonbend ) outfit ready for kind of a last minute show announcement. This Wednesday @bevelbeer we’re taking part in their Wednesday music series. Free, 6-8 ish. Should be fun as we continue to shake off the live show covid cobwebs.

Getting the rust out of the older songs with the m

Getting the rust out of the older songs with the mighty @migzmendoza82 . Very grateful to play music with these folks.

@mellocutie ‘s vocals at the quiet end of this s

@mellocutie ‘s vocals at the quiet end of this song is one of my favorite moments on the album

Our 2nd album, is finally complete and off to the

Our 2nd album, is finally complete and off to the mastering legends @sterlingsound . 2 years of recording, that have felt like a decade, both in and out of the studio to probably most if the world, that somehow seems to one-up itself with heartbreaking terrible things.

The album Artwork will be courtesy of the incredible @sarahhelenmore . More details soon on all things. Love, still

Unfortunately, COVID has has other plans with the

Unfortunately, COVID has has other plans with the band at the moment with a couple positive cases after dodging it for over 2 years. We were really looking forward to playing with @marble_band and @nightchannels_band @highdesertmusichall this Friday but that’s an impossibility. Hope the shows amazing and go support the bands on tour if you can! Enjoy @migzmendoza82 operatic solo during lighter times in Oakland. See y’all soon ❤️

Going to be supporting our new friends from seattl

Going to be supporting our new friends from seattle @marble_band on their way south on their west coast tour @highdesertmusichall in Redmond April 15 ! Also with @nightchannels_band

Thanks @krismetzdorf for spinning preview of a new

Thanks @krismetzdorf for spinning preview of a new song of ours called satellite tonight off *almost* completed new record @929online . #analogdrums #wallofsound . Really Looking forward to Thursday with @maitamusic @volcanictheatrepub for info. Even if you don’t come check out her incredible new album on Spotify or wherever you get your sounds “I just want to be wild for you” out on @killrockstarsofficial . Austin friends, go see her at and around sxsw! Everyone else, go see her tour wherever you are.

Show @volcanictheatrepub in a few weeks on 3/10 wi

Show @volcanictheatrepub in a few weeks on 3/10 with @maitamusic going to be amazing. Don’t miss their new record out now on @killrockstarsofficial or seeing them live for the album release tour! So good.

We are really excited to be supporting @maitamusic

We are really excited to be supporting @maitamusic march 10 @volcanictheatrepub flyers etc imminent. She’s amazing and we’re huge fans since being introduced to her by a mutual friend after her last album. Her new video is incredible and her first album on @killrockstarsofficial is going to be insane. So pumped. Go check out her page and watch it now, it’s so freakin good!

@migzmendoza82 horns just about there, one more tr

@migzmendoza82 horns just about there, one more track to go. So happy with the horn performances and arrangements for this album courtesy this amazing human who we get to play with and @andrew.d.lyons who contributed saxophone on this track and others. #hornarrangements #brass #albumrecording

Steve finishing last of guitar tracks with that fe

Steve finishing last of guitar tracks with that fender bridge honk and @milkmansound #chordprogressionsfordays been a little quiet o’er here, focused on large task of mixing album and getting it prepped for mastering and finished woo woo . Hope you’re staying healthy. Looking forward to an exciting spring and summer. @parkwaysounds

Getting ready for first real show tonight in a lon

Getting ready for first real show tonight in a long while @volcanictheatrepub with @gabbyholt and @flockofschlegells We’ve been recording practices @parkwaysounds everyone’s doing such a great job with the new stuff, there’s a lot of weird music nerd things, so super fun to hear it sounding like it was recorded. Finally getting around to workshop the songs off new record and really excited to play them together for people. @mellocutie @goodbyedyna @stephen522 @mattyj541 @migzmendoza82

@mattyj541 @stephen522 @mellocutie @goodbyedyna @m

@mattyj541 @stephen522 @mellocutie @goodbyedyna @migzmendoza82

Super excited for tomorrow night with . @volcanict

Super excited for tomorrow night with . @volcanictheatrepub @flockofschlegells @gabbyholt @officialcosmonautical . Going to sit in with @flockofschlegells for a few songs on guitar which I’m looking forward to, he’s such a great songwriter 🎶

Alright. First big rock show in a long while. @vol

Alright. First big rock show in a long while. @volcanictheatrepub Friday Dec 10. With our new friends from Portland @gabbyholt and old friends @flockofschlegells @officialcosmonautical who’s making a reappearance from the Midwest. Really excited about this show, going to be a fun one.

Alright. First big rock show in a long while. @vol

Alright. First big rock show in a long while. @volcanictheatrepub Dec 10. With our new friends from Portland @gabbyholt and old friends @flockofschlegells @officialcosmonautical who’s making a reappearance from the Midwest. Really excited about this show, going to be a fun one.

First public show in a hot minute. So much fun. Th

First public show in a hot minute. So much fun. Thanks @bend_roots_revival Really looking forward to Dec 10 @volcanictheatrepub details on show to come soon. 📷 @andrew.d.lyons

@bend_roots_revival show this Saturday at Silver M

@bend_roots_revival show this Saturday at Silver Moon, 7:15pm.

Coming out of the cocoon, first Oregon shows in ov

Coming out of the cocoon, first Oregon shows in over a year, next Saturday at roots fest and dec 10 at volcanic theater pub. Show info shortly. Here’s a short snippet from an all time favorite yo la tengo song we played in our Oakland set a few months back. We’ll have some songs from that up soon. Bye

Thanks for the photos @meowgann 📷 good luck in

Thanks for the photos @meowgann 📷 good luck in la

Bay Area antics. Recorded a live set at @santoreco

Bay Area antics. Recorded a live set at @santorecording with @gregjfrancis and @thechaw , met some of @mellocutie s favorite people, 1 house exploded next door and was covered in flame at 1am (no one luckily hurt) played much music, blood was shed exactly once, interrupted a burglary once, tears were shed a couple of times, too much laughter and and love all over the place. About as good as leaving town in a van to play music with some of your best friends can go. Can’t wait for more as live music slowly returns to the world

Might be my favorite moment of composition / chord

Might be my favorite moment of composition / chord sequence on the entire record, been obsessed with this idea of treating the sax as this reedy orchestral element. A great night of recording with @andrew.d.lyons who’s contributing his talents to several tracks and nailed it. #saxytime #saxyouup also run through the absolutely gorgeous @bensonamps studio tall bird !!

Our first live show in a very long time and break

Our first live show in a very long time and break from recording is going down this Sunday at a house party, should be really fun and beautiful weather. Thank you @blck_crrnt for putting together and the other acts @guardianoftheunderdog @wye.low

Laying down vocal beds and loops when you have an

Laying down vocal beds and loops when you have an opera singer in the band (also amateur engineer hour over here on my part, turn the snare off) @mellocutie you’re amazing. First real band rehearsal in almost a year tonight, such an amazing feeling. We’ve been slowly piecing together the new record through covid part by part, but to play the songs finally and be all together again was such a little gift.

Bigger, more important issues in our current world

Bigger, more important issues in our current world for sure, but sure am missing the live rock and roll with some of my best friends. Tentative Oakland and CA in July but who knows. ❤️ album 2 getting close, here’s a live snippet from almost a year ago. Fingers crossed we can bring 2nd record out of our hometown studio with all the fanfare it’s going to require.

Oh sweet resolve. @mellocutie getting the work don

Oh sweet resolve. @mellocutie getting the work done.

Tracking piano and vocals with @mellocutie

Tracking piano and vocals with @mellocutie

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