Awesome Color


Awesome Color was a musical trio formed in Brooklyn in 2004. They disbanded in 2010.

History

The band was formed by Michigan natives Michael Troutman, Allison Busch, and Derek Stanton in Brooklyn, New York, in 2004. 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. The first album drew comparisons with the Stooges as did Electric Aborigines, although this album expanded the band's sound and drew comparisons with The Scientists and Spacemen 3. The band were described by Rolling Stone as sounding like "a grimier version of Sonic Youth". 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. They recorded and released Massa Hypnos on April 6, 2010. They toured to promote it with Tyvek and Hair Police.
In early 2008, the band released a video for the single "Eyes of Light" directed by The Wilderness
After the breakup of Awesome Color, Stanton returned to Detroit and started the band Turn to Crime.

Albums