Cebu-based pop rock band Coloura will release their first full-length album on August 22, marking a new chapter in their growing career. The self-titled record, Coloura, will be available on all major streaming platforms and includes 13 tracks, among them the singles released earlier this year including “At 25, somebody told me that I looked like a young Pete Wentz,” “Only Connection,” “GF,” and “2016.”
The album represents the culmination of several years of development for the band. Having first introduced themselves through two extended plays — In Between in 2022 and Love and Influence in 2023 — Coloura has steadily built a following in the Cebu music scene. While those earlier works reflected a more exploratory approach to songwriting, the new album signals a clearer direction. The group describes it as a more mature and consistent body of work, the result of refining their sound after years of experimentation.
In a statement, the band described the release as “a collection of songs shaped by the moments that made us — friendships, fleeting romances, chaotic nights out, dreams, and the strange, beautiful mess of youth. Some tracks were written even before we were called Coloura, when the band was still finding its name and its sound. From afternoon hangouts and jam sessions, impulsive guitar lines, and sleepless nights tweaking every damn detail, this album is our evolution, raw and real, with nothing stripped from the core.”
Coloura started out in 2016 as a “side project after college hours” by original members Jake Relacion and Robert Lim, starting out as a cover band performing an eclectic mix of music and under a revolving set of band names. They eventually started to write their own songs, releasing their debut single, the funky pop track “Shirley”, under the name Dox.
Eventually joining the lineup were long time college friends Ziv Zoleta and Emil Baleva (Moongatta). Under their now permanent name Coloura, the quartet released their first song “Losing My Mind”, which echoed nuances from The 1975’s post-punk sound and sonically driven by New Wave and Post Grunge accents.
The band released their debut EP “In Between” in 2022 to great reception from their fans and new listeners alike. They are set to follow up with a second EP called “Love and Influence” towards the end of 2023.
After a relatively quiet year, Coloura kicked off 2025 with a track called “At 25, someone told me that I looked like a young Pete Wentz” followed by “Only Connection” to introduce their new sound. With their latest releases “GF” and “2016”, the band announced their first full-length album, self-titled “Coloura”, set to be released on August 22.