Crooked Colours Explained

Crooked Colours
Origin:Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Years Active:2013–present
Label:Sweat It Out[1]
Current Members:
  • Phil Slabber
  • Leon Debaughn
  • Liam Merrett-Park

Crooked Colours are an Australian alternative dance group from Perth, Western Australia, who formed in 2013. The band consists of Phil Slabber, Leon Debaughn and Liam Merrett-Park.[2]

Their album "Langata" peaked at number 1 on the Australian Dance Album ARIA Charts.[3] The band started off as house party DJs, later developing into a three piece electronic live band.[4]

Touring

Crooked Colours have performed at many festivals and events including: Groovin The Moo, Spilt Milk, Beyond The Valley, Falls Festival, Bonnaroo, and Splendour In The Grass.[5] [6]

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Vera 68
Langata
  • Released: 17 May 2019[9]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
52
Tomorrows
  • Released: 23 September 2022[10]
  • Label: Sweat It Out / Atlantic Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
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Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="1"
YearCertificationsAlbum
"Moontan Nocturnal"[12] 2013
"Come Down"2014In Your Bones
"In Your Bones"[13]
"Capricious"[14] rowspan="3"
"Another Way"[15] 2015
"Step"
"Flow"2017 Vera
"I Hope You Get It"
  • ARIA: Gold
"I'll Be There"2018
  • ARIA: Gold
Langata
"Do It Like You"
  • ARIA: Platinum
"Hold On"2019
  • ARIA: Gold
"Never Dance Alone"
"Love Language"[17] 2020 Tomorrows
"Falling"[19]
"Superpowerful"
[20] 		2021
"No Sleep"[21] Tomorrows
"Rather Be With You"
[22]
"Light Year"
[23] 		Tomorrows

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (known informally as the AIR Awards) are an annual series of awards which recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's independent music sector. In 2018, Crooked Colours were nominated for one award,[24] [25]

|-! scope="row"| 2018| Vera | Best Independent Dance/Electronic Album| |-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artists. Sweat It Out. 15 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Crooked Colours announce 2019 nationwide tour . . 11 February 2019 . 15 June 2019. Langford, Jackson .
  3. Web site: ARIA Dance Charts . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 12 June 2019 . 15 June 2019 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20190604140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20190605-0000/Issue1526.pdf . 2019-06-04. live.
  4. Web site: Crooked Colours Flow . . 11 February 2017 . 15 June 2019 . Keith, James .
  5. Web site: Crooked Colours Venture Into The Cosmos. scenestr.com.au. Innes. Matt. 15 June 2019. 21 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Artists Crooked Colours. Falcona. 15 June 2019.
  7. Peak chart positions in Australia:
    • For Vera: Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #427 . auspOp . 1 July 2017 . 25 October 2020 . 27 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827173531/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/07/aria-chart-watch-427/ . dead .
    • For Langata: Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #526 . auspOp . 25 May 2019 . 18 March 2020 .
  8. Web site: Crooked Colours release debut album 'Vera' . . 23 June 2017 . 18 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Crooked Colours confirm album, more tour dates . auspOp . 25 May 2019 . 18 March 2020.
  10. Web site: Crooked Colours offer escape with sun soaked 'Holiday' and new album Tomorrows . Triple J . 25 Aug 2022 . 10 Sep 2022.
  11. Web site: In Your Bones EP – Single by Crooked Colours on Apple Music . Apple Music AU . 9 May 2014 . 18 March 2020.
  12. Web site: Crooked Colours – Triple J Unearthed . . 15 June 2019.
  13. Web site: Crooked Colours – In Your Bones . Pilerats . 18 March 2020.
  14. Web site: Capricious – Single by Crooked Colours on Apple Music . . 3 October 2014 . 18 March 2020.
  15. Web site: Another Way – Single by Crooked Colours on Apple Music . . 6 March 2014 . 18 March 2020.
  16. Australia. single. 2022. 26 January 2023.
  17. Web site: Crooked Colours unveil 'Love Language' . Around the Sound . 28 August 2020 . 11 September 2020.
  18. Web site: Feb Single Accreds 2024. ARIA. March 2024. 16 March 2024.
  19. Web site: Crooked Colours announce forthcoming LP with new single 'Falling' . . 14 November 2020 . 14 November 2020 . Brereton, Greta.
  20. Web site: Superpowerful by Slenderbodies & Crooked Colours . . 20 January 2021 . 12 March 2021.
  21. Web site: No Sleep by Crooked Colours on Apple Music . . 12 March 2021 . 12 March 2021.
  22. Web site: Hayden James & Crooked Colours join forces for one of 2021's biggest bangers . . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021 . Newstead, Al.
  23. Web site: Crooked Colours tap Masked Wolf & Jesiah for 'Light Year' . Cultr . 29 October 2021 . 30 October 2021 . Tryon, Oliver . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029231905/https://www.cultr.com/news/crooked-colours-tap-masked-wolf-jesiah-for-light-year/ . 29 October 2021 . live.
  24. Web site: 2018 AIR Awards Nominees. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 17 April 2018 . 20 August 2020.
  25. Web site: Awards History: 2018 – Queens Theatre, Adelaide. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 18 August 2020.

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