The Colour Compound planning first music album

Their band name may sound like the result of a lab experiment, but in reality the boys from The Colour Compound are regular, young blokes. The band comprises Rohan Mazumdar (guitar/vocals), Bradley Tellis (guitar/vocals), Aditya Ashok (drums), Adil Kurwa (bass) and Rhys D'souza (keyboard/saxophone).They banded in October 2008, with Rhys being the newest addition. Of these, only Aditya (also a drummer for Shaair + Func, and has a solo drum 'n' bass project called Ox7gen) and Rhys are full-time musicians. Rohan (ex-member of Something Relevant) and Bradley (ex-member of Thrice9) hold day jobs working for an event management company, while Adil works as a playlist programmer. Sincerely Yours was their first EP that was launched and released online in June 2011.The band started off as a duo when Bradley in college at St Xavier's, where they performed as an acoustic duo for the college fest Malhar. Later, Bradley's friend Aditya and Adil teamed up together to form The Colour Compound.When asked about the band's name, Rohan explains, "The word 'colour' represents the moods, emotions and sounds of the band's music. And 'compound' simply because Bradley and I would sit at the back of my building compound writing songs, paying melodies and chill out." The quintet usually meets at Aditya's place over the weekends for jam sessions and have been doing so from the very beginning.The Colour Compound say their songs are about "real stuff" and are "non-flufffy", addressing everyday situations they have to face.Can't Afford To Cry is about being strong in the worst of situations; You Are Everywhere has been written by Rohan and is dedicated to his late father, while Can't Be Mine is about unrequited love. Though the band's sound can be roughly described as a mish-mash of pop and alternative rock, Rohan says they still haven't defined themselves. All the boys have different tastes in music, and collectively the band is "inspired rather than influenced" by artists like Dave Matthews Band, Incubus, Fink and Young The Giant.Rohan says that they don't intend to spread any message through their music but rather "spread music". He calls for support for original English music in India through indie musicans like them.Having performed recently at a popular live music venue in South Mumbai, the boys are currently in the writing stage for their first full-fledged music album.