I have a new favorite Chicago rock band. They're called Secret Colours and they rule. Call them psychedelic, call them shoegaze or just call them awesome, Secret Colours combine all these elements to make music that would get Anton Newcombe so excited, he might kick you in the face. Sure, they sound a bit like the Brian Jonestown Massacre, but the BJM sound like a bunch of other bands too, so quit making comparisons and let's enjoy the fact that both bands pay homage to sounds of the past and they both do it well.
On "Some Might Say," my favorite track off of Secret Colours' self titled debut, the dreamy instrumentation and the buried vocals exemplify Secret Colours' divulgence into the past. With the vocals at a whisper you're put in a relaxed state of mind throughout the song until you're hit with a bomb of distortion and a rocking guitar solo. That's how I like my rock 'n' roll. Dreamy and distorted. Pretty much, if you sound remotely like the Jesus and Mary Chain, I'm gonna like you. Secret Colours, I like you. You may sound like the past, but you're presently my new favorite Chicago band. Way to go, dudes!
Secret Colours play Subterranean on Friday at 9pm. $8.
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I love them too. I keep listening to Secret Colours over and over again. Going to see them this Friday night at Sub T too.
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