Artist: Chromatics | Album: Shadow | Released: 2015 | Genre: Synth Pop

Beginning as a no wave band with an equally volatile lineup and sound, Chromatics evolved into one of the most influential electro-pop acts of the 2000s and 2010s. On albums such as Night Drive and Kill for Love, the group’s evocative mix of Italo-disco, post-punk, and ’80s pop was glamorous, heartbroken, and utterly distinctive.

Guitarist Adam Miller formed Chromatics in Portland, Oregon in 2001 as a solo project, issuing the 7″ Beach of Infants/Steps that year on Hand Held Heart Records. By the time of the single’s release, Miller had moved to vocals, while guitarist Devin Welch and future Gossip drummer Hannah Blilie, both former members of the Seattle band Soiled Doves, and bassist Michelle Nolan joined the band. This version of the group released 2003’s debut album Chrome Rats vs. Basement Rutz before Nolan, Blilie, and Welch departed to form Shoplifting. For 2004’s Plaster Hounds, Chromatics featured Miller on vocals and guitar, Get Hustle percussionist Ron Avila, and bassist Nat Sahlstrom, but Miller soon played these songs with a drum machine and Lena Okazaki on bass.

Tracklisting:

01 – Shadow.flac
02 – Shadow (Michel’s Runway Edit).flac
03 – White Light.flac
04 – Shadow (Last Dance of The Night Club Edit).flac
05 – Shadow (Ends Edit).flac
06 – Shadow (Michel’s Runway Instrumental).flac

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Category:Synth Pop
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