Willamette Week published their annual “Best New Band” editorial for 2009, highlighting 10 of area’s rising stars, as decided by “121 bookers, label folk, PR people and musicians” from the Oregon area. Edging out a tie for second place between Blind Pilot, and psych-pop act Nurses, Portland all-girl trio Explode into Colors nabbed the top spot in this years poll.Although two members of Explode Into Colors met in a West African drumming class at Evergreen State College, this Portland-based all-girl trio isn’t making crunchy hippie music. With a percussion-heavy sound that recalls bands like The Slits, the band is another entry in the Pacific Northwest’s long history of angular post-punk bands with a pop heart. Signed to Kill Rock Stars, their debut album is already in the works, but in the meantime the girls will be releasing a series of 7-inch singles and curating local art shows under the Explode Into Colors name.
This year, Explode Into Colors will put out their first recordings, which will take the form of three distinct 7-inches on three separate labels (one of which is Kill Rock Stars). These songs will later be collected, paired with some unreleased tracks, and released as an EP. The three 7-inches in the works are ; one on KRS (”Eyes, Hands, Mouth” + 1), one on M’Lady’s Records (”Coffin” b/w “Sharpen the Knife”), and one on Just For The Hell Of It. All will feature artwork by a different Portland artist, but they’ll share a consistent theme. Later, all of the 7-inches’ tracks will be collected into an EP (CD/vinyl), and that will be followed by EIC’s first full-length.
URL: http://www.myspace.com/explodeintocolors
PRESS: Melophobe / Penny Jam / WWeek
MP3/Download: Explode Into Colors - Paper (Hot Sax Version)
MP3/Download: Explode Into Colors - Sharpen The Knife
Wednesday, July 15th
Explode Into Colors
Holocene
Time: 9PM / Tix: $7
Explode Into Colors will also play Friday, July 24th as part of the PDX Pop Now! Festival in SE Portland.
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