A Barrage of words can be used to describe the electropop band Chromatics, “divisive” possibly being at the top of the list. With a heavy use of synth and distortion, Chromatics’ produce a sound that’s somehow both assembled and raw, stark and brimming with energy. In a 2011 album review Duncan Cooper of Fader summed this all up perfectly, saying “Here's hoping bare vocals catch on—it just seems so honest. Maybe Kill For Love will inaugurate a sea change where artists come to terms with themselves and start being open about how they sound when they sing.”

After going through several lineup changes, Chromatics’ have steadily been making their mark and evolving their sound. Originally starting as a post punk band, this was ditched in favor of a more pop sound reminiscent of Italian disco.

Their most recent television presence was on the highly anticipated Twin Peaks revival where they sing their latest song “Shadow” from their upcoming album Dear Tommy.

Chromatics’ tracks tend to have an underlying vulnerability and cascading emotional resonance. For their latest single, designed to be an homage to David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, lead singer Ruth Radelet gazes into the camera wistfully with her heavily lined wide doe eyes framed by an ultra blonde fringe. As she sways to the beat, one can’t help but think how well her croon delicately matches her appearance. She is not trying to be anything more than she is. Despite the simplicity of the videography, there is a depth that continues to steer the band’s uncompromised creative direction and is the corner stone of what makes them so exceptional.

As Johnny Jewel puts it “The mainstream always has one foot in the gutter-- and I represent the gutter. When they're done with you they want something else. I prefer to just make my little castle in the gutter.”