{"id":2142,"date":"2025-10-28T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arouseosu.com\/home\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:46:54","slug":"colony-house-return-to-columbus-with-happy-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/arouseosu.com\/home\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/colony-house-return-to-columbus-with-happy-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"Colony House Return to Columbus with Happy Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nashville indie group Colony House played a triumphant return to Columbus at Skully\u2019s Music-Diner in Columbus, Ohio on the evening of September 29th, with support from opening act, Happy Landing. This show comes in promotion of the band\u2019s fifth and most recent album, 77 pt. 1<\/em>, released on September 5th.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band\u2019s lineup, including lead singer Caleb Chapman (lead vocals, guitar), his brother Will Chapman (drums), Parke Cottrell (bass), and Scott Mills (guitar), showcased their discographic journey, now over a decade long, with a setlist that blended the energetic nostalgia of their early work, including When I Was Younger<\/em> and Only The Lonely,<\/em> with the contemplative mood and spiritual presence of newer material. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first album for the band since 2023\u2019s The Cannonballers<\/em>, last month\u2019s 77 pt. 1<\/em> marks a noticeable shift in tone for Colony House. While the band\u2019s penultimate record celebrated \u201cthe rush and recklessness of youth,\u201d the new release, according to their Red-Light Management bio, \u201cslows the pace without losing momentum.\u201d This move toward a more introspective sound, with gentler arrangements, layered harmonies, and a relaxed, almost Americana-tinged rhythm is a compelling departure. However, at just a lean 23 minutes, the album is less of a feast and more a taste, leaving fans awaiting word on the possibility of a 77 pt. 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A proud Christian, Caleb Chapman delves into the introspective nature of the band\u2019s most recent album in its press release, saying \u201c77, the number, means a lot of things to a lot of people,\u201d \u2026 \u201cBiblically, it\u2019s the number of forgiveness. Spiritually, it represents reassurance and provision. For us, it\u2019s become a symbol of eternal perspective\u2014a lens to look at love, loss, and life with a little more intention and remind us that we are right where we\u2019re meant to be.\u201d The album\u2019s underlying sentiments of groundedness and reflection permeated the emotional tone of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colony House\u2019s show was opened by southern fairy-lights pop\/folk five-piece, Happy Landing. Dressed in aviator mechanic outfits, the group were nichely stylized in a rustic, almost cyber-punk aesthetic. The band’s unique lineup, featuring animated mandolin\/violin player, a pink-haired bassist, and a charismatic, sleeve-rolled-up, cowboy-hat-wearing singer, left the crowd smiling, energized, and thoroughly charmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to being technically talented players, Happy Landing were all beautiful singers, blending their deep south country roots with indie rock influences of Arcade Fire and Pixies. Likewise, their headlining counterparts clearly shared some of the same indie roots. In addition to Pixies and Arcade Fire, there were palpable traces of U2, Vampire Weekend, Backseat Lovers, and even Fun in their music.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colony House asserted their presence from the very beginning as they took stage with new album\u2019s soaring titular track, \u201c77.\u201d Two man-sized, neon sevens stood center-stage, changing color and oscillating with light as the moods changed from song to song. The band played almost the entirety of the new album, following their opener with new \u201cHighwire.\u201d Perhaps my favorite of the night came just a song later, with 77 pt. 1 <\/em>single, \u201cTelephone Pole,\u201d which especially complemented Chapman\u2019s far-ranging vocal abilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his vocal talent, Caleb was a charismatic performer, traveling up the stairs to the venue\u2019s balcony and into the crowd several times. As is the case for many bands with siblings in the lineup, this show felt like a family affair, with Chapman stopping in the crowd to speak with fans\u2014some of whom where at their first concert ever, while others were seasoned Colony House show attendees.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The climax of the evening came with Chapman\u2019s solo acoustic performance of 2014 hit, \u201cMoving Forward,\u201d on a satellite stage, immersed in the crowd. This song has touched so many lives, none more than those of the band-members, so Chapman felt it fit that he stripped the song down to its very essence, presenting it in a new way, as its listers likewise are much changed than the way that they first heard the song. The show was a self-contained celebration of all that is Colony House, a testament to Colony’s evolution as artists, and their show of their enduring connection with fans.\u00a0
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SETLIST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. 77<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Highwire<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Silhouettes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Telephone Pole<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Waiting for My Time to Come<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Would Ya Could Ya<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Ready To Go<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Do You Ever Feel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. I\u2019m Not Dying<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. You\u2019re Right Where You\u2019re Meant To Be<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. When I was Younger<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Caught Me by Surprise<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. El Capitan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Cannonballers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. You & I<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. What\u2019s It Gonna Take<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. \u00a0Moving Forward<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. \u00a0Looking for Some Light<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. You Know It<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. OK OK OK OK<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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