Fading Colours

Fading Colours formed in London around vocalist and songwriter Emily Carter, who started playing small clubs and open mics before meeting guitarist Tom Hughes. They later added bassist Oliver James and drummer Jack Smith. In 2017, the band released their debut album 'Echoes of the Unseen,' which included the song 'Black Horse' that became a fan favorite.

Emily Carter's writing tends toward the personal and introspective, with lyrics that listeners often describe as haunting or evocative. The music pulls from alternative rock, though the specifics of their sound come through more in songs like 'Clean' and 'Enchanted' than in genre labels.

In 2019, Fading Colours faced plagiarism allegations regarding a section of their song 'Whispers of the Past,' which some listeners thought resembled a lesser-known indie track. The band maintained it was coincidental, pointing to shared influences rather than copying. The debate that followed was brief but noticeable.