Chromatics (band)

Chromatics
Miller and Radelet performing at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, 2013
Miller and Radelet performing at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas, 2013
Background information
OriginPortland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres
Years active2001–2021
Labels
Past members
WebsiteOfficial Facebook

Chromatics were an American electronic music band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2001. The band's final line-up consisted of Ruth Radelet (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Adam Miller (guitar, vocoder), Nat Walker (drums, synthesizer), and Johnny Jewel (producer, multi-instrumentalist). The band originally featured a trademark sound indebted to punk and lo-fi that was described as "noisy" and "chaotic".[6] After numerous lineup changes, which left guitarist Adam Miller as the sole original member, the band began releasing material on the Italians Do It Better record label in 2007, with their style streamlined into an Italo disco-influenced sound.[7]

Their third album Night Drive (2007) was met with critical acclaim, as was their fourth album, Kill for Love, which was released on March 26, 2012. Several of the band's songs have been featured in television series such as Bates Motel, Gossip Girl, Mr. Robot, The Mindy Project, Parenthood, Revenge, Riverdale, 13 Reasons Why, The 100, Baby, and Twin Peaks, as well as being featured in the films Drive (2011),[8] Taken 2 (2012),[9] Only You (2018), and The Perfection (2019). In December 2014, the band announced what would have been their fifth studio album, titled Dear Tommy.[10] While Chromatics have released a number of singles from it, Dear Tommy had yet to be released[11] when they instead issued the album Closer to Grey in October 2019. The band announced its break-up in August 2021.

  1. ^ Joyce, Colin (September 8, 2015). "Chromatics Hide From the Light on Adult Swim Single 'Shadow'". Spin. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Kreps, Daniel (May 22, 2017). "Watch Chromatics' New Video for Song They Played on 'Twin Peaks'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. ^ Flood, Alex (July 10, 2017). "Twin Peaks soundtrack: a guide to all of the bands in the new episodes". NME. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Hilleary, Mike (November 26, 2012). "Watch/Listen: Chromatics – "Cherry"". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Hogan, Marc (April 3, 2012). "Chromatics: Kill for Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dusted Reviews: The Chromatics – Plaster Hounds". Dusted Magazine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  7. ^ Hapsis, Emmanuel (October 24, 2007). "Chromatics: Night Drive". KQED Arts. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  8. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (August 1, 2011). "'Drive' Soundtrack Features Kavinsky, College, Chromatics & Cliff Martinez; Hits September 6th". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (September 22, 2012). "'Taken 2' Soundtrack Features Two Key Songs From 'Drive' & More". Indiewire.com.
  10. ^ "Chromatics Announce New Album Dear Tommy". Pitchfork. December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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