Blog: The Line Of Best Fit

 After a complete shift in sound and an almost total personnel overhaul, Portland-based Chromatics started foraging through the dreamy landscape of ‘80s Italo disco to build their own achingly romantic synth constructions, joining a budding Euro-synth scene revolving around the Italians Do It Better label, including the likes of Desire and Glass Candy. Behind it all is Johnny Jewel, the label’s co-founder, who is a member of Chromatics and both of the aforementioned bands, making him something of a scene unto himself. Jewel was a key figure behind the much-praised soundtrack to Drive [...]