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Of the Blue Colour of the Sky
Studio album by OK Go
Released January 12, 2010
April 1, 2010 (re-release)
Recorded October 2008 – May 2009 at Tarbox Road Studios
Genre Alternative rock
Length 51:14
Label Capitol Records, Paracadute Recordings
Producer Dave Fridmann
OK Go chronology
Oh No
(2005)		 Of the Blue Colour of the Sky
(2010)
Singles from Of the Blue Colour of the Sky
  1. "WTF?"
    Released: November 10, 2009
  2. "Back from Kathmandu"
    Released: November 10, 2009 (iTunes)
  3. "This Too Shall Pass"
    Released: 2010

Of the Blue Colour of the Sky is the third studio album by American rock band OK Go. It was released on January 12, 2010 on Capitol Records, and re-released on the band's independent label Paracadute Records on April 1. After the band's split with EMI and Capitol, Paracadute took over the promotional campaign and all distribution responsibilities.[1] The album's name, lyrics, and concept are based on The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky, a pseudoscientific book published in 1876. Its style was noted as a significant departure from the pop rock of their earlier albums.

Contents

Background

After the band's previous album Oh No was finished being recorded in 2005, guitarist Andy Duncan left the band, citing creative differences and major label pressures. He was replaced by Andy Ross, who was involved in the album's promotion, including music video appearances. The music videos for "A Million Ways" and "Here It Goes Again" attracted much attention as viral videos on YouTube, and were significantly influential in the Oh No's success and rise in OK Go's popularity. Along with releasing the EP You're Not Alone with New Orleans brass funk rock band Bonerama in 2008, the band toured continually for almost three years in support of Oh No.[2]

Recording and production

OK Go finished writing new material and started working in the studio in October 2008. They worked for two week intervals (opposite The Flaming Lips) in producer Dave Fridmann's Tarbox Road Studios, a converted Amish barn in Cassadaga, New York, through May the following year.[3] Bassist Tim Nordwind described the process of the studio sessions as a midpoint between the slick production work done on OK Go and the emphasis on live takes with the recording of Oh No.[4]

Musical style and influences

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Concept and art

Of the Blue Colour of the Sky's accompanying booklet presents the album as a concept based on an unnamed passage from The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky by General A.J. Pleasonton. Elements of the booklet compare the lyrics with the passage, with data gathered from the characteristics of the texts presented by different graphical means. The image on the album cover was constructed with a list of twenty-five themes (for example "Unfounded or Wildly Broad Claims", "Wonderment", and "Light/Optics/Color"), each representing a specific color, assigned to each sentence in both the passage and the lyrics. If more than one theme is assigned to the same sentence, the colors are combined with additive mixing. With each sentence being represented by a colored line, the lines are arranged radially giving the impression of beams of multicolored light emanating from the center. Other data collected for presentation inside the booklet includes sentence length, parts of speech occurrences, syllable stress, and words common to both texts. Damian Kulash, as the primary songwriter for the album, developed the concept and collected the data with Stefanie Posavec and Greg McInerny, who were credited with visualization and layout of the booklet.[5]

Reception

 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[6]
The AV Club (A-)[7]
BLARE Magazine 4/5 stars[8]
The Boston Globe (mixed)[9]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[10]
Los Angeles Times (favorable)[11]
Rock Sound 8/10 stars[12]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[13]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[14]
Spin 3.5/5 stars[15]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "WTF?"   Damian Kulash, Jr. 3:25
2. "This Too Shall Pass"   Kulash, Timothy Nordwind 3:08
3. "All Is Not Lost"   Kulash, Nordwind 2:44
4. "Needing/ Getting"   Kulash, Nordwind 5:14
5. "Skyscrapers"   Kulash 4:38
6. "White Knuckles"   Kulash 3:19
7. "I Want You So Bad I Can't Breathe"   Nordwind 3:23
8. "End Love"   Nordwind, Kulash 4:05
9. "Before The Earth Was Round"   Kulash 4:09
10. "Last Leaf"   Kulash 2:34
11. "Back From Kathmandu"   Kulash 4:13
12. "While You Were Asleep"   Andy Ross 4:25
13. "In The Glass"   Kulash 6:04
51:14
Bonus Tracks
# Title Length
14. "Louisiana Land (U.S. iTunes)"   3:38
15. ""White Knuckles (Static Revenger club mix)" (U.K. iTunes)"   4:20

Personnel

OK Go
Additional

References

  1. ^ Karan, Tim (2010-03-10). "OK Gone: OK Go leave EMI; create their own label". Alternative Press. http://www.altpress.com/news/okgone.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
  2. ^ "OK Go Adds A Little 'Purple Rain' For 'Colour'". Morning Edition. NPR. 2010-01-08. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122102471. Retrieved 2010-02-09. 
  3. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (2009-11-30). "OK Go Hops Off The Treadmill, Heads Into The Wild". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/ok-go-hops-off-the-treadmill-heads-into-1004049548.story#/news/ok-go-hops-off-the-treadmill-heads-into-1004049548.story. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  4. ^ Blackard, Cap (2010-01-12). "Interview: Tim Nordwind (of OK Go)". Consequence of Sound. http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/01/12/interview-tim-nordwind-of-ok-go/. Retrieved 2010-01-19. 
  5. ^ (2010) Album notes for Of the Blue Colour of the Sky by OK Go [CD booklet]. Capitol Records/Paracadute Recordings.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ajftxzwaldhe. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 
  7. ^ Mincher, Chris (2010-01-12). "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". The AV Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/ok-go-of-the-blue-colour-of-the-sky,36878/. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  8. ^ Khan, Joshua. "Album Reviews - 11/01/10". BLARE Magazine. http://blaremagazine.com/2010/01/11/album-reviews-11-01-10. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
  9. ^ Conner-Simons, Adam (2010-01-11). "OK Go, 'Of the Blue Color of the Sky'". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/01/11/ok_go_of_the_blue_color_of_the_sky/. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  10. ^ Maerz, Melissa (2010-01-07). "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20334771,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  11. ^ Brown, August (2010-01-11). "Album review: OK Go's 'Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'". Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/01/album-review-ok-gos-of-the-blue-colour-of-the-sky.html. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  12. ^ Walker, Jen (2010-02-04). "Ok Go - Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky". Rock Sound. http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/ok-go-of-the-blue-colour-of-the-sky. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
  13. ^ Hermes, Will (2010-01-11). "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/31548254/review/31633405/of_the_blue_colour_of_the_sky. Retrieved 2010-01-13. 
  14. ^ Liedel, Kevin (2010-01-15). "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1961. Retrieved 2010-01-15. 
  15. ^ Walters, Barry (2010-01-12). "OK Go, 'Of the Blue Colour of the Sky' (Capitol)". Spin. http://www.spin.com/reviews/ok-go-blue-colour-sky-capitol. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 

External links

OK Go
Damian Kulash • Tim Nordwind • Dan Konopka • Andy Ross
Andy Duncan
Studio albums
OK Go • Oh No  • Of the Blue Colour of the Sky
EPs
Singles
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