Chromatics – ‘The Page’

Johnny Jewell’s Chromatics project returned this year after a five year break with their lengthy second album and instantly melted the minds and broke the hearts of all who heard it. Continuing with their peculiar brand of tear stained disco and forgotten 80s film scores, ‘Kill For Love’ or at least part of it began life as the original soundtrack to the Ryan Gosling film ‘Drive’ (see also Symmetry’s music for an imaginary film, rumoured to be the actual full score for the film.

Also by Jewell).‘The Page’ casts aside the cinematic stuff and goes for a more direct approach, containing a glam guitar riff and further guitar fuzz used in the same way Kevin Shields did before he became a professional layabout, this is topped off perfectly with the terminally sad vocals of Ruth Radelet who sounds like Julee Cruise on a really, really bad day. 8.2/10

Chris Todd