kill for love

Chromatics share a re-worked version of their Kill For Love highlight "The River" called "Headlight's Glare", taken from the group's new Cherry 12", one of 5 limited vinyl releases that Italians Do It Better will be dropping next week. In other exciting Chromatics news, Ruth Radelet is officially part of the cast for the new Twin Peaks, out in 2017...

As long as Johnny Jewel keeps letting these gems go, we'll keep posting:

Johnny Jewel has been quietly uploading a bunch of older tracks + rarities over the last few weeks for free download on his soundcloud, and today he drops this dreamy, previously unreleased 8 track demo version of Kill For Love highlight "At Your Door"...

So many records this year. We had to stop somewhere though, so check our top 50 of 2012 -- complete with an unbreakable (we tried) tie at the top -- after the jump, listen along with this massive Spotify playlist, and then, as always, we can talk about what you think we missed.

Chromatics just dropped a free new album/"mixed collage" of unreleased material from the Kill For Love sessions, featuring alternate versions of a few album tracks + a handful of entirely new songs. According to Chromatics/Glass Candy/Desire mastermind Johnny Jewel: "After hours of tracking at the studio in Montreal, we'd clear the channels on the mixer, open a bottle of wine, &

Chromatics' album-of-the-year-contender Kill For Love finally gets the proper vinyl treatment, and is available now from Italians Do It Better as a double LP on magenta vinyl. The band is also giving away the album's Chromatics/Desire-designed art book + an mp3 of "No Escape" for free download, and they've also re-upped the highly recommended drumless version of Kill For Love here...

Play the new video game based on Chromatics' "Lady," created by Ivan Safrin, here.

Chromatics + Desire have released a gorgeous black & white artbook, featuring the above images + any many more. No word on whether the Black & White 2 artbook will get a much-deserved physical release, but you can download all of the images in hi-res here...

New video for Kill For Love highlight "These Streets Will Never Look the Same" (the sixth single from the album), directed by Alberto Rossini. Shot in Vegas / Mexico City / Montreal. CHROMATICS embark today on their first European tour in two years...

Chromatics have made a drumless version of their album-of-the-year contender Kill For Love available for free download. Says Johnny Jewel: "I was really liking the way the vocal mixes sounded with no drums and I think that the drums on the album are so heavy, that it's interesting to hear the record as this almost-empty, almost-a cappella kind of thing...