Awesome Color
is a power trio formed in Brooklyn in 2004. The band has so far released two albums.
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History
The band was formed by
Michigan natives Michael Troutman (aka Michael Awesome), Allison Busch (aka Allison Awesome), and Derek Stanton (aka Derek Awesome) in
Brooklyn,
New York, in 2004.
[1] Inspired by
Detroit garage rock, they came to the attention of
Thurston Moore, who signed the band to his
Ecstatic Peace label.
They released a self-titled debut album in 2006, which was followed by a second album,
Electric Aborigines
in 2008, both released by Ecstatic Peace. (Vinyl editions for both albums were released by
American Dust.) The first album drew comparisons with
the Stooges (with
Stylus Magazine
going as far as saying "there are times when you could play
Fun House
and this album back-to-back and not be able to tell the difference between the two")
[2] as did
Electric Aborigines
, although this album expanded the band's sound and drew comparisons with
The Scientists and
Spacemen 3.
[3] [4] [5] The band were described by
Rolling Stone
as sounding like "a grimier version of Sonic Youth".
[6]. In 2007, the song ¨Hat Energy¨ from the album
Awesome Color appeared in the film
I Know Who Killed Me, starring
Lindsay Lohan. After the second album, the band toured the world in support of
Sonic Youth and
Dinosaur Jr. during 2008.
Albums
- Awesome Color
(2006), Ecstatic Peace
- Electric Aborigines
(2008), Ecstatic Peace
References
- McClintock, J. Scott "Awesome Color Biography", ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation
- Rosenberg, Tal (2006) "Awesome Color ''Awesome Color''", ''Stylus Magazine''
- Heller, Jason (2008) "Awesome Color ''Electric Aborigines''", AV Club
- Schonfeld, Zach (2008) "Awesome Color ''Electric Aborigines''", ''PopMatters''
- Echlin, Hobey (2008) "AWESOME COLOR ''Electric Aborigines''", ''Papermag''
- Goodman, Elizabeth (2006) "Pick of the Day: Awesome Color", ''Rolling Stone''