The Color Fred - A Year and Change (April 1st, 2022)

Fred's first album since 2007, single below;

From the press release posted in the news forum;

Fred Mascherino also known as THE COLOR FRED is gearing up for the release of his first new album since 2007. A Year and Change is due out on April 01, 2022and the music video for “Creatures” will debut today at 12pm EST via TCF’s YouTube channel. In addition, the album will be available for pre-save on Spotify.

“I always liked titles that can mean more than one thing because it can mean something different to you than it does to me and we still connect with it,” describes vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Fred Mascherino. “Anytime I’m talking about something I did in the past three years, I have no idea whether it was a few months ago or at the end of 2019. It has all become the same and I felt like I needed to address this strange time in some way.”

The album is composed of a dozen songs as well as two bonus tracks that were written and recorded during the infectious pandemic with one song being released per month. “The hardest part of making one song a month is that we premiered each song as we went so we felt like each song had to be worthy of being a single,” explains Mascherino. “People were following our progress and we didn’t want to lose them along the way.”

A Year and Change is fueled by Masherino’s indie rock DNA. The opening track “Don’t Give Up On Me” has an unforgettable guitar riff that’s probably the best we’ve ever heard from him and harkens back to his Breaking Pangaea days. The ripper “Save Yourself” is the most aggressive song that he has released since his stint in Taking Back Sunday. “Never Wanted” is an anthem for the working-class and has enough pop to be a Third Eye Blind song but retains a certain heaviness throughout.

 

song is great. so nice to have Fred back. would love it he did some small club shows soon. single is on apple music as well.

 

I'm real excited for this.

 

Here for it. Loved a lot of his songs he dropped last year and bend to break is one of my favorite TBS related records.

 

Not something I ever even considered might happen but I’m here for it

 

Oh wow! Excited for this.

 

Has it really been that long since Fred released an album?!

 

Whoa I’m hyped for this

 

Nice I’m excited for this. Creatures is great too.
So is the album basically the 12 songs from last year, plus 2 new ones?

 

Here for it. Love Fred.

 

i'll listen to this

 

Solo yes.

Terrible Things was released in 2010, which also rules.

 

That Terrible Things album was terribly underrated.

 

It was far better than The Color Fred solo project, imo.

 

Album should have been titled A Decade and Change

 

Ahh damn I forgot about that Terrible Things album. Will have to spin that again soon.

 

Agreed! And after Andy and Josh left, Fred put out an EP under the Terrible Things name that was also really good (and better than TCF imo). I forget the name of the EP, but it had a big classic rock vibe to it.

 

Just listened to creatures and it rules. Stoked for the album.

 

In the early 2010s (if I remember correctly?), I remember him releasing a follow up EP under that moniker. It had more of a progressive rock vibe at times.

 

Has any tracklist been released for this yet?

 

I assume this will be mostly the songs he's released already (though it's 14 tracks) but it's nice to have them all compiled. Been waiting so long to get this album.

He's got 9 of his new tracks in a play list

 

Enjoying this so far. Phenomenal guitar work, as expected.

 

Enjoyed this. I think there's a few songs that could've been cut (Everwrite, FuturePast, Don't Change), but the rest flows really well.
Initial favorites are That Train is Leaving, Save Yourself, Right I Left and Veronica Road.

 

i really liked this