The debut single from Oxford, UK, based duo EtaCas, Turn Up The Colour starts with a restrained synth-pop verse. Gentle synths introduce Jefferson Duke’s echo-treated vocals, as a steady drum beat and gleaming guitars underline the melody.
It isin the song’s chorus that the dream-like qualities really come to life, though, EtaCas seemingly obeying the instructions in their latest song’s title. With composition and synths handled by Rob Reng, he launches into the chorus with a beautiful synth melodies, as Duke’s vocal really begins to soar.
The way the Oxford-based duo channel a gleaming vision of electronic pop reminds me very much of the way Cut Copy took so much inspiration from Fleetwood Mac on their similarly neon-tinged, excellent sophomore album In Ghost Colours. There is a futurist-like optimism here, on Turn Up The Colour, with a dash of rave-y desire to connect and love. Describing the song, the duo say:
“Turn up the Colour is a song for all the hopeless romantics who feel the full euphoria of meeting someone new. At a music festival, these two people find each other, journey through the colour, trip the light fantastic and fly higher than the stars.”