Crooked Colours named as one of the hottest rising acts in electronic music today
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Crooked Colours named as one of the hottest rising acts in electronic music today

They started with a bang before taking time off to hone their craft. Following an eighteen-month hiatus, Crooked Colours recently released their debut album Vera, featuring top singles ‘Flow’ and the Ivan Ooze collaboration ‘I Hope You Get It’, along with proving themselves as ‘one of Australia’s hottest rising acts in electronic music today’.

Dabbling in the worlds of indie and electronic music on their debut record, Crooked Colours gives listeners a lot to listen to and making it work to form a cohesive, related body of music that ranges from upbeat, danceable pop tracks, to contemplative and wandering instrumental tunes. It’s a true feat for a first album to encompass this smooth production with multiple styles, but it’s well-deserved after the amount of time the trio put into it, with the guys aiming for quality over quantity.

“We took our time with this record, so there were a lot tracks we had been sitting on for quite awhile,” says keyboardist Leon De Baughn. “When it came time for release, we were really just excited more than anything to get new music out there and see the reaction it would get.

“It’s the end result of a lot of hard work for us and also our team and we’re all really happy with the feedback so far,” he says, “We’ve had different responses from a lot of people and I think that’s a really positive thing. It kind of shows there’s something for everyone on the record.”

Hailing from the south west of Perth, the guys met through mutual friends before beginning jamming together and testing out their musical cohesiveness by DJing at house parties. Fast forward a few years, the trio have been making the most of their time, invited to support Crystal Castles on their Australian and New Zealand tour, as well as performing with the likes of RÜFÜS and San Cisco, playing at festivals Groovin The Moo, Parklife, Wonderland, Southbound and Hot Dub Wine Machine – all perfect opportunities to test out their new tunes. With this, De Baughn says they now have a large catalogue of songs to perform at their six headline shows this August.

“Once the record was done we got together and listened back and pick out the most important elements to the songs and focused on playing them,” he says. “Before this album we didn’t have many tracks, so it’s been refreshing having the the songs there to work with and create a solid set for this tour.”

With listeners already captivated by single ‘Flow’ and follow-up ‘I Hope You Get It’ earlier this year, anticipation is mounting for fans to hear the guys live, already selling out shows for their VERA tour.

“It’s pretty special jumping back on tour and selling out shows. The thing we love about touring is getting to travel to places you probably never would have gone to otherwise and meeting new peeps. We’re good friends so touring is a breeze,” he laughs.

Following on Crooked Colours album tour, the guys will be embarking on a run of shows in Europe in October including Germany, Switzerland and France before heading over to the US early next year.

“After that we’ll knuckle down and get the second album under the belt.”

If Vera is anything to go by, their next album will be an equally well-crafted and enjoyable release.

When & Where: Karova Lounge, Ballarat – August 4

Written by Talia Rinaldo