Colour Blind (Seaway album)

In July 2014, it was announced that Seaway had signed a worldwide recording contract with California-based label Pure Noise. The band called the staff members at Pure Noise "some of the coolest, realest people" in the music industry. Alan Day of Four Year Strong and Derek Hoffman produced Colour Blind. Kyle Black mixed the album, while Brian "Big Bass" Gardner mastered it. The Fullblast vocalist Ian Stanger provides guest vocals on "The Day That She Left". ==Composition==

The band was credited with writing all of the songs on the album. The group restructured the song and "completely turned [it] around", according to Eichinger. Co-producer Alan Day instructed Carleton and Eichinger to leave the control room and "blast ["Growing Stale"] out together." The pair were initially wary of this before they ""bounc[ed] ideas off each other really easily and came out with a sound that's a little unique" for the group. ==Release==

On August 19, 2015, Colour Blind was announced for release, and the album's artwork was revealed. The artwork design was done by Jake Carruthers. "Best Mistake" was made available for streaming on September 9 and released as a single two days later. "Airhead" was made available for streaming on September 23 and was released as a single two days later. "Growing Stale" was made available for streaming on October 7 and was released as a single two days later. On October 19, Colour Blind was made available for streaming and was released on October 23 Three days later, a music video for "Best Mistake" was released. In March and April 2016, the band supported Knuckle Puck on their UK headlining tour. In April and May, the band co-headlined the Pure Noise Records Tour with Hit the Lights and support from Can't Swim and Casey Bolles. From mid October to late November, the band supported The Wonder Years on their tour of the U.S. ==Reception==

Comparing the record to pop-punk staples like New Found Glory, All Time Low and the Ataris, Peter Sanfilippo of Exclaim! praised the element of familiarity, writing that it "proves the members of Seaway are experts of their craft, and offer fans of pop punk a record they can immediately vibe with." ==Track listing==

All songs written by Seaway. All lyrics written by Patrick Carleton and Andrew Eichinger, except "Airhead" by Kent Sheehey. • "Slam" – 2:13 • "Best Mistake" – 3:17 • "Trick (So Sweet)" – 2:30 • "Freak" – 3:04 • "Still Weird" – 3:19 • "Stubborn Love" – 3:48 • "Big Deal" – 2:40 • "Airhead" – 3:33 • "Growing Stale" – 3:33 • "The Day That She Left" – 3:02 • "Turn Me Away" – 3:05 • "Goon" – 3:41 ==Personnel==

Personnel per sleeve. ;Seaway • Ryan Locke – lead vocals • Patrick Carleton – rhythm guitar, vocals • Andrew Eichinger – lead guitar, backing vocals • Adam Shoji – bass • Ken Taylor – drums ;Additional musician • Ian Stanger – guest vocals on "The Day That She Left" ;Production • Derek Hoffman – producer, engineer • Alan Day – producer • Kyle Black – mixing • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering • Demi Cambridge – artwork photography • Jake Carruthers – artwork graphic design ==Chart performance==