Music >> Artists >> Electronic
Formed:
2002 in Seattle, WA

Genre:
Electronic

Years Active:
'00s, '10s






Chromatics

Biography

Seattle's Chromatics were originally a quartet featuring vocalist Adam Miller, drummer Hannah Blilie, guitarist Devin Welch, and bassist Michelle Nolan. That lineup debuted in 2002 with a Calvin Johnson-produced 7" on Gold Standard Laboratories — a split with Die Monitr Batss — and followed with the similarly GSL-issued Chrome Rats vs. Basement Rulz LP. The sound? Sloppy post-punk revisionism channeled through Pacific Northwest indie rock. Guitars squiggled aggressively; the bass slapped and popped over drums that dealt disco its death blows. There was plenty of shrill open space. . While Chrome Rats was critically hailed, the Chromatics couldn't keep it together, and Miller was soon the only member in good standing (Blilie, Welch, and Nolan went on to form the similar-sounding Shoplifting). Unworried, Miller added guitar and drum programming to his vocal duties and tapped bassist Nat Sahlstrom for the 2003 GSL 7" Ice Hatchets. That was followed by the February 2004 full-length Plaster Hounds (which featured the percussion work of Get Hustle's Ron Avila), and a repositioning of the Chromatics axis to greater reflect its dub and no wave influences. A full U.S. tour followed that spring.

Top Albums


1. Kill for Lov..
Night Drive, Chromatics
2. Night Drive
In the City, Chromatics
3. In the City
Cherry (Single), Chromatics
4. Cherry (Sing..
Ghetto Flex (Remix) [feat. Chromatics] - Single, WeAreIBIS
5. Ghetto Flex ..
These Streets Will Never Look the Same - Single, Chromatics
6. These Street..
Tick of the Clock - Single, Chromatics
7. Tick of the ..
Boom Box (feat. Chromatics) - Single, Kane
8. Boom Box (fe..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
Into the BlackKill for Love5:22$0.99
2.
CherryCherry (Single)4:32$0.99
3.
Tick of the Clock (Film Edit)Tick of the Clock - Single4:47$0.99
4.
Kill for LoveKill for Love3:57$0.99
5.
I'm On FireIn the City4:05$0.99
6.
Looking For Love (Instrumental)Cherry (Single)8:11$0.99
7.
Cherry (Instrumental)Cherry (Single)4:31$0.99
8.
CameraCherry (Single)4:31$0.99
9.
Looking For LoveCherry (Single)5:30$0.99
10.
These Streets Will Never Look the Sa..These Streets Will Never Lo..8:36$0.99
11.
These Streets Will Never Look the Sa..These Streets Will Never Lo..8:37$0.99
12.
CherryPDX Pop Now! 2013 Compilati..4:31$0.99
13.
Tick of the Clock (Extended Overdriv..Tick of the Clock - Single9:24$0.99
14.
Tick of the Clock (Visione's the..Tick of the Clock - Single4:42$0.99
15.
In the CityAfter Dark7:08$0.99
16.
Killing SpreeAfter Dark1:18$0.99
17.
Hands In the DarkAfter Dark4:48$0.99
18.
RiverKill for Love6:09$0.99
19.
There's a Light Out On the Horiz..Kill for Love4:44$0.99
20.
At Your DoorKill for Love3:52$0.99
21.
Matter of TimeKill for Love5:06$0.99
22.
Birds of ParadiseKill for Love4:26$0.99
23.
Dust To DustKill for Love2:40$0.99
24.
Running From the SunKill for Love7:06$0.99
25.
Eleventh HourKill for Love3:28$0.99

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