Water Colours is the debut studio album by the American electronica band, Swimming With Dolphins . It was released on May 13, 2011 on iTunes and in physical CD format on May 17, 2011. On May 25, 2011, the band released a trailer for the album's release on YouTube .
11-577: Swimming With Dolphins with Tooth & Nail Records in June 2010. Recording for the album began in the summer of 2010 where it was produced by Aaron Sprinkle in Seattle . The album finished production in Atlanta with help from producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount. Sarah Beintker provided additional vocals on the songs "Holiday" and "Sleep To Dream". The album also featured the artists Sunsun and Mod Sun . The album
22-544: Is Christian rock record label that is an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with EMI Christian Music Group . Releases from The Juliana Theory , MxPx , and Starflyer 59 made Tooth & Nail known in music circles, as well as a niche underground subculture in itself. Brandon Ebel and Michael Knott conceived the label as a joint venture, before Knott backed out. Prior to forming Tooth & Nail, Ebel worked for Frontline Records . Tooth & Nail's first album released
33-619: Is an American music group that, since 2013, is under the ownership of Universal Music Group . It is based in Nashville, Tennessee . Capitol CMG is in the Christian Gospel music industry. Capitol CMG is a company whose assets include such labels as Sparrow and ForeFront Records as well as the industry's distribution company and a publishing company. The music group was founded by Billy Ray Hearn in February 1976 as Sparrow Records . Sparrow
44-493: Is fun and reminiscent of the 80s... The lyrics and vocals are pretty good, but mostly find themselves taking a back seat to the music." However, he was criticized the track "Diplomat" for its "unfortunate profane use of 'hell'." A mixed review came from Kaj Roth of Melodic as he stated, "Tofte needs better songs because only a few lift up his debut album Water Colours ." He was critical on the tracks such as "Happiness" and "Good Times" calling them "quite boring." However, he praised
55-555: The Great Line debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2006. NPR described the label as having "altered the course of the Christian rock industry by launching and legitimizing the careers of MxPx, The O.C. Supertones and Underoath." Tooth & Nail contains multiple imprints, each catering to a different genre of music: On March 13, 2013, it was announced that Brandon Ebel had sold
66-540: The entire Tooth & Nail music catalog to Capitol Christian Music Group (formerly EMI Christian Music Group ) and by doing so was able to buy back the 50% stake in Tooth & Nail formerly owned by EMI making it an independent record label. It will retain the rights to all future releases with a new distributor, RED Distribution . source: Capitol Christian Music Group Capitol Christian Music Group (Capitol CMG) (formerly known as EMI Christian Music Group)
77-436: The single "Sleep To Dream" for its "hooky, synth riff" and compared it to Owl City . He also complimented the writing flexibility on the track "Diplomat" that showcases Tofte's mature lyrical approach. William Ruhlmann of AllMusic called the album, "party music." Scott Fryberger of Jesus Freak Hideout called "Holiday" the highlight of album, praising the track for its emotional and thoughtful lyrics. He also added, "The synthpop
88-597: The tracks "Diplomat" and "Sleep to Dream". All tracks are written by Austin Tofte Credits for Water Colours adapted from AllMusic . Tooth %26 Nail Records Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. Tooth & Nail has an imprint Solid State Records . BEC ( B randon E bel C ompany) Recordings
99-446: Was Wish for Eden's Pet the Fish. In 2002, the label bought out Takehold Records. In 2013, Brandon Ebel sold the entire back catalog of the label and all of its imprints to Capitol Christian Music Group . Eight Tooth & Nail-affiliated albums have been RIAA -certified as gold for sales of 500,000 or more copies. The label had one of its greatest successes when Underoath 's Define
110-680: Was acquired by EMI in 1992. Formerly known as EMI Christian Music Group, Capitol CMG is a division of Capitol Music Group , which is now a Universal Music Group company. The company's roster features names in the Christian and gospel communities, among them Amy Grant , Jeremy Camp , Michael W. Smith , Smokie Norful , Tye Tribbett , Britt Nicole , Crowder , Newsboys , Matt Redman , Tasha Cobbs Leonard , Kierra Sheard -Kelly, Sheri Jones-Moffett , Colton Dixon , Brian Courtney Wilson , Mandisa , Paul Porter , Matthew West , Kari Jobe , The Young Escape , Merry Clayton , Riley Clemmons , Social Club Misfits , Jon Foreman , Blessing Offor , We
121-669: Was set to be released in March 2011 but was pushed two months back. It was officially released on May 17, 2011. "Sleep To Dream" was the first and only single off the album. It was made available on April 26, 2011, a few weeks in advance of the album's debut. On August 5, 2011, Swimming With Dolphins uploaded the official music video for the song, via YouTube . The video was shot along the Northern California Coast side. The album received overall positive reviews from multiple professional music sites. Theo Bowyer of Cross Rhythms praised
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