Censored Colors is the third studio album by American rock band Portugal. The Man. The album was released through a partnership with Equal Vision Records on September 16, 2008. This partnership is not a traditional record contract, as the band "could work at their own pace and be intimately involved in all factors of their recording career.""Equal Vision to release new Portugal. The Man full length." Punknews.org. July 31, 2008.
The album leaked onto the Internet on August 25, 2008. The following day, the band posted a blog entry discussing the leak and their support of music downloading, encouraging their fans to download, share, and give feedback about the album."Hooray For Future Music." Portugaltheman.net blog archive. August 26, 2008.
Track listing
Personnel
Portugal. The Man John Baldwin Gourley – vocals, guitar, organ, drum machines Zachary Carothers – bass guitar, backing vocals Jason Sechrist – drums, backing vocals Ryan Neighbors – organ, synthesizer, piano, vocals, Fender Rhodes
Technical personnel Kirk Huffman – production, engineering Phillip Peterson – production, engineering, arranging Paul Q. Kolderie – production, mixing Adam Taylor – production, mixing Ian Kennedy – mastering Rich Holtzman – management
Additional musicians Matt Clifford – slide guitar Kirk Huffman – guitar, percussion, vocals Thomas Hunter – slide guitar Garrett Lunceford – percussion Victoria Parker – violin Aaron Perrino – vocals, moog synthesizer Zoe Manville – vocals Charles Peterson – shouts Philip Peterson – synthesizer, harmonica, percussion, trombone, trumpet, accordion, cello, harp, vocals Anthony Saffery – sitar Ryan Sollee – vocals
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