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  • Genres: Rock

Biography

Psych-garage-noise purveyors Awesome Color coalesced after Michigan skater/musos Michael Troutman (aka Michael Awesome) and Allison Busch (aka Allison Awesome) hooked up with fellow Great Lake State expat Derek Stanton (aka Derek Awesome) in Brooklyn, NY, in 2004. Tired of the same old, same old that was passing for N.Y.C. underground punk at the time, the trio set out to inject a little Detroit rock know-how into the tired scene. Succeeding marvelously at channeling the grit and free abandon of the Stooges and MC5 into a propulsive, riff-based, Black Sabbath-informed mule-kick of a live show, the group soon caught the ear of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore -- who wasted no time snatching the band up for his Ecstatic Peace! label. Their self-titled debut hit the racks in 2006 and album number two, Electric Aborigines, followed in 2008. The wake of that second release found the group touring the world in support of Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. throughout the rest of 2008. ~ J. Scott McClintock, All Music Guide
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Awesome Color
Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Genres Garage rock revival, alternative rock
Years active 2004–present
Labels Ecstatic Peace!
American Dust
Members
Michael Troutman
Allison Busch
Derek Stanton

Awesome Color is a power trio formed in Brooklyn in 2004. The band has so far released two albums.

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History

The band was formed by Michigan natives Michael Troutman (aka Michael Awesome), Allison Busch (aka Allison Awesome), and Derek Stanton (aka Derek Awesome) in Brooklyn, New York, in 2004.[1] Inspired by Detroit garage rock, they came to the attention of Thurston Moore, who signed the band to his Ecstatic Peace label.[1] 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. (Vinyl editions for both albums were released by American Dust.) The first album drew comparisons with the Stooges (with Stylus Magazine going as far as saying "there are times when you could play Fun House and this album back-to-back and not be able to tell the difference between the two")[2] as did Electric Aborigines, although this album expanded the band's sound and drew comparisons with The Scientists and Spacemen 3.[3][4][5] The band were described by Rolling Stone as sounding like "a grimier version of Sonic Youth".[6]. 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.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c McClintock, J. Scott "Awesome Color Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Tal (2006) "Awesome Color Awesome Color", Stylus Magazine
  3. ^ Heller, Jason (2008) "Awesome Color Electric Aborigines", AV Club
  4. ^ Schonfeld, Zach (2008) "Awesome Color Electric Aborigines", PopMatters
  5. ^ Echlin, Hobey (2008) "AWESOME COLOR Electric Aborigines", Papermag
  6. ^ Goodman, Elizabeth (2006) "Pick of the Day: Awesome Color", Rolling Stone

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