I’ve praised Chromatics on various occasions so far, and as always they’ve given me another occasion to do so. Their label, Italians Do It Better are issuing an expanded/ analog remastered deluxe editions of Chromatics‘ 2006 In the City 12″, as well as my personal favorite, the 2007 full length Night Drive. According to the IDIB blog, each re-issue will feature 5 brand new tracks, one of which is the slow-dance-pop jam “Circled Sun”, which…
A blog called Contradefacto on Blast just recently released an awesome goody bag filled with Chromatics songs. No studio album stuff, though, as the compilation only includes songs from various tours, EPs, remixes or demos gathered across many, many years. Definitely a great opportunity how the band has greatly evolved along the years. I take my hat off to you, sir! Excellent work. The compilation is about 250 MB in size, but trust me, it’s…
For their latest single, the Portland synthpop duo Chromatics, have chosen to make a more darker and creepier video, then those with which they’ve accustomed us with; definitively much more creepier. The video in cause is for the haunting instrumental “Killing Spree,” off of the band’s last year effort “Night Drive”, in which director Johnny Jewel has done a remarkable job at capturing the song’s creepy, haunting vibe on the tube, YouTube actually (bad joke,…
Just a few weeks ago we told you how amazed we were of Natasha Khan’s cover of [tag]Bruce Springsteen[/tag] classic “I’m On Fire,” who slowed down the song’s tempo and added a melancholic piano line; the end result was a song of her own, what covers should really be. Now it’s time for Portland’s [tag]Chromatics[/tag] to cover the Born In The USA single, trying a minimalistic approach to the song. Subtle guitar chords and calming…
Many thanks to GorillavsBear for posting this amazing cover, of Kate Bush’s smashing 1985 single “Running Up That Hill”, by Seattle based noise rock band Chromatics. Running Up That Hill was always a ’80s favorite of mine, and out of all the covers that have surfaced around the years I definitely think this is the best. Ruth Radelet vocals are excellently suited to the sound of distorted harmonicas and guitar chops, the end result is…
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