Track Listing:
- Season In Hell
- Prelude
- The Anatomy Of Melancholy
- Les Portes Du Ciel
- Long Slow Waves Of Colour
- Danse Macabre (Solstice Mix)
- Haunted
- The Wings Of Night
- En Hiver (In Winter)
- Paint It Black
- Sol Invictus
- Psalm Of The Cherubim
- O' Mio Babbino Caro
- Lament (French Version)
- The Gates Of Heaven
- Lament (English Version)
The long awaited sophomore effort hosts 14 new compositions with alternate takes in English and French. This disc is a rich, intoxicating blend of ambient balladry, trance inducing rhythms, and the powerful, velvety vocals of Sara Dellinger. Both poignant and ethereal while sometimes commanding and rhythm laden, this collection of songs finds the New York Room exploring new ground, fusing new age and French cabaret on EN HIVER (IN WINTER), taking us to the dance floor with the full Solstice re-mix of DANSE MACABRE, skillfully combining elements of the drum circle with deep spiritual vocals on PSALM OF THE CHERUBIM and SOL INVICTUS, the English version of PAINT IT BLACK, along with haunting trademark piano balladry on THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY and LAMENT.
"The New York Room create delightful ethereal music complimented by soprano female vocals that seem to soar as if in the clouds...Much of the material is inspired from the Cocteau Twins ethereal sound with a darker edge...Overal The Colour Of Midnight is an enchanting release that is a pleasure to listen to." Outburn Magazine
"In the realms of Dream Pop, Darkwave, and Gothic I have found the definition that would weave these classifications together. The definition is The New York Room and the sweetness in diversity they spin into an elegant web. This is a remarkable CD as well as great way to understand The New York Room. The whole CD is a treasure to have and if you don't have it in your collection you'd be a fool not to." - Gira (Freelance Music Reviewer)
"This work is filled with luscious beauty and hints of darkness. I am in love with this album. It is dreampop in places, and gothic and darkwave in others... This is so wonderful and highly recommended." - Neuralgia Kasas City Music Zine
"Every now and again a band like the New York Room appears and, although throwaway comparisons to the Cocteau Twins and All About Eve are accurate, they're also meaningless. Any band that can perform a gloriously ethereal track like 'The Gates of Heaven' in English and French, a dark Gothic version of the Rolling Stones classic 'Paint it Black' AND an operatic aria, 'O Mio Babbino Caro' without breaking a sweat, transcend comparisons and enter the realm of pure talent." - Sorted Magazine