Crooked Colours - Vera (2017)

After being cooped up in a studio for 18 months, Aussie trio, Crooked Colours, are ready to return to centre stage with their debut 10-track album, ‘Vera’ – released via Sweat It Out. A fusion of indie and electronica, the album comes as a breath of fresh air in a saturated industry, and with it, Crooked Colours make a strong case for being one of the hottest rising acts in electronic music today. Having released the first track, ‘Flow’, to great fanfare earlier this year, which went on to receive spins from Triple J and Radio 1 as well as hitting the #1 spot on Hype Machine, their follow up I Hope You Get It‘ received similar critical acclaim. The full album Vera’ is out now. ‘Flow’ begins proceedings, and sets the tone for the rest of the album; clean guitar licks, percussive drum sequences, and lead-singer Phil’s sultry vocals that draw the listener in further with every verse. This electric mixture carries through the album, but Crooked Colours ensure to diversify each track so that the overall atmosphere of the LP never wears thin. Going from the climatic heights of ‘Plymouth’ to the dub-heavy cut of ‘I Hope You Get It’, and from the slow build of ‘Running Blind’ to the laid-back dance groove of ‘Show Me’, the trio keep the textural contrast up throughout.

TRACKLIST

01. Flow (4:50)
02. Plymouth (3:50)
03. I Hope You Get It (feat. Ivan Ooze) (3:20)
04. Come Back to You (3:08)
05. Running Blind (3:59)
06. Vera (2:12)
07. All Eyes (3:21)
08. Show Me (3:20)
09. Shine On (4:09)
10. Perfect Run (6:08)