Cole Bleu - Crushed [10" Vinyl]

Chess Club

£15.28

Format: 10" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: CC109
Barcode: 5053760104827
Release Date: 15 Sep 2023
Genre: Alternative / Pop

Standard weight, black vinyl

Cole Bleu shares her much anticipated debut solo EP CRUSHED! via Chess Club. Along with new focus track ‘YOUAREYOUARE’, the EP includes previous singles ‘HEARTBREAKERS’, ‘Is It Cool 2 Be Friends?’ and ‘HOMEWRECKER’, as well as brand new song ‘SAD GUY GEMINI’. 

CRUSHED! is the culmination of a year’s worth of work, and builds on Cole’s streak of instantly catchy and meticulously crafted pop songs that are destined to be scream-along anthems. Incorporating threads of pop, emo and indie, CRUSHED! is a mark of Cole’s continued growth as  a songwriter and producer, and is a brilliant and bold offering from an artist who continues to go from strength to strength as one of the most exciting young popstars in the UK. “I think of CRUSHED like it’s my diary. I took relationships and experiences I’ve had in the past and literally felt crushed every time I’d think about each scenario. Each song helped me get through unresolved trauma over sour relationships. As I wrote these songs in early 2022, each step of making these songs come to life has helped me overcome each unwanted memory in a different way. We recorded them in September, and having to revisit them so confidently knowing they would be out for the world to see was a whole other obstacle needing facing. But I know that I don't ever want to put music out unless it feels like you’re reading my diary. It’s where I am most authentic and vulnerable, and I wouldn't want you to see me any other way”. 

So far the tracks on CRUSHED! have received support across BBCR1 from Jack Saunders, Maia Beth and Mollie King, as well as Dork, DIY, Clash, Line of Best Fit, and reintroduced fans to a brand new era of Cole’s signature bittersweet bops. Cole played the whole EP as well as songs from her previous outfit The Let Go last weekend at The Great Escape, with Dork describing the set as “pure pop wizardry… Everything about this new era of Cole Bleu feels comfortable and deliberate.” Next, Cole will play BST Hyde Park in support of P!NK on June 24th, and will play the BBC Introducing Stage at this year’s Reading Festival. 

As well as being an exceptional artist, Cole has developed a close collaboration with Junkmail Worldwide, conceptualising and directing all of Cole’s videos together, including the amazing video for ‘Is It Cool 2 Be Friends?’, which sees Cole attend a tumultuous and drama-filled costume party playing multiple characters - both the protagonist dressed as Velma from Scooby Doo before recreating Sandy’s iconic makeover from Grease!, and the rival love interest (appropriately dressed as Regina from Mean Girls)

TRACKLISTING
1. HEARTBREAKERS
2. SAD GUY GEMINI
3. IS IT COOL 2 B FRIENDS?
4. YOUAREYOUAREYOUARE
5. HOMEWRECKER