Secret Colours Are 'Into You' And We're Into Them

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 31, 2014 4:30PM

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Photo by Lenny Gilmore

Secret Colours have taken a long and twisted road when it came to winning us over—at one point literally making the list of bands we should love but don't—but their upcoming release Positive Distractions Parts 1 & 2 has finally done the job. The album is a merging of two EPs, one of which is already out and the other which comes out April 29, the same day as the the merged album version of Parts 1 & 2 on vinyl and cassette.

We suspect that the decision of bandleader Tommy Evans to strip the band back into a 4-piece with drummer Justin Frederick and new members Eric Hehr on bass and Mike Novak on guitar had a lot to do with the band's new direction. We'll be talking with the band closer to the release date about this leap in their sound, but they released another teaser single from the album over the weekend and we think it's a nice example of the band's growth. It's a bouncy, soulful little jam that manages to nod to the band's psychedelic origins without being held back by a slavish worship to those influences. It's also a perfect single to pop in your earbuds while jauntily sauntering down the street on, say, a warm afternoon with the hint of spring causing eyes to wink and wander back and forth at the beautiful people you pass on your stroll.