Posts Tagged ‘The Chromatics’

The CHROMATICS – ” Sound Of Silence ” EP

Posted: December 16, 2019 in MUSIC
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The Chromatics album “Closer to Grey” features a haunting rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence,” and that track is now the basis of a new EP they just released digitally for $1. The band have had an unexpectedly productive year. After pushing back Dear Tommy for four years—if it’s even coming out at all at this point—the band released new album Closer to Grey, their first full-length album in seven years. Now, they’re adding to that with a new EP featuring a handful of covers and an unreleased original track. The Sound of Silence EP, which was released on Friday digitally via their Italians do it Better label, features two versions of the band’s cover of “The Sound of Silence” (which is also featured on Closer to Grey), as well as a cover of Jackson C. Frank’s “I Want to Be Alone” and a new acoustic track called “Burning Bridges.” Hear the full EP in its entirety below.

Tracks;

(0:00) The Sound Of Silence (On Film) (2:28) I Want To Be Alone (6:14) Burning Bridges (8:10) The Sound Of Silence Produced & Mixed By Johnny Jewel

The CHROMATICS – ” Cherry “

Posted: October 22, 2015 in MUSIC
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Filmmaker or no, Chromatics visionary Johnny Jewel looms as one of the best directors we have right now, a master of both mood and suspense. (That electric tension when you can’t tell if the night ahead is doomed or filled with promise? That’s his forte.) And he’s every bit as skilled at timeline trickery as Tarantino: The Portland outfit’s fusion of post-punk rhythms and synth sheen feels simultaneously retro, futuristic, and distinctly of the moment.

Why They’re Not bigger Last December, Chromatics announced that “Dear Tommy”, the long-awaited follow-up to 2012’s Kill for Love, would be out “in time for Valentine’s Day” — of which year, we’re not sure.

Their finest moment: After Dark 2 contribution “Cherry,” with its cloaked-in-smoke cool and slow-motion sex appeal.