chromatics

"I'M SO HAPPY TO SHARE THE FIRST SINGLE OFF OF "DEAR TOMMY" TODAY. GOING TO BE RELEASING A SINGLE A WEEK UNTIL THE ALBUM COMES OUT IN MARCH. I FUCKING LOVE THIS RECORD SO MUCH & I AM LITERALLY FOAMING AT THE MOUTH TO SHARE IT WITH YOU." -- Johnny JewelCHROMATICS unveil the shadowy, long-awaited first single from Dear Tommy...

Johnny Jewel is at it again over on soundcloud, offering up a previously unreleased version of probably my favorite Chromatics song ever for free download. Grab it below, and watch the video for the original here.

Download another unreleased gem from CHROMATICS + some cinematic, 7 movement, 30+ minute, "Electronic Wall Paper For Your Dreams" from Johnny Jewel:

Coming soon on Italians Do It Better, check the tracklist on the label's new site.

In today's edition of "Checking in with Johnny Jewel": the prolific producer is still going strong (and being very generous) over on soundcloud. Today, he drops Glass Candy's cover of Herb Alpert's famously-sampled 1979 classic "Rise", along with a sweet story about the song's creation...

Johnny Jewel releases a reworked version of the Kill For Love highlight, with Ruth Radelet's haunting, coolly detached vocals subbing in for the vocoded original:

Johnny Jewel unveils the original 8 track version of "Candy", "recorded in a haze of nyquil & tequila", as well as a beautifully seamless mashup/collision of two Chromatics classics: