Color For Your Ears

June 17, 2011 • 2:07 pm • POSTED BY rhubbard

The music industry is a different animal today than it was even 10 years ago. It’s becoming more of a rarity for musicians to put out an album, as opposed to a collection of singles. But, every now and then, something comes along and totally amazes you.

Enter The Dear Hunter’s “The Color Spectrum,” released this past Tuesday.

The fourth effort from the Boston prog-rock outfit is a 36 track, two and a half hour epic that gives sonic interpretations of the color spectrum with black and white as the end-caps. Comprised of nine, 4-song EPs, it provides a bit for everybody, covering a musical spectrum that ranges from gritty electro-rock (black), to twangy country, pedal steel and all (green), to orchestrated, super-layered prog-rock (white).

The best part? There are no filler tracks. Each song is given the same care as the next.
Oh, and did I mention that front man Casey Crescenzo tracked everything but percussion, as well as co-produced the album?
Pretty incredible.

He also has a wicked beard.

Here are a couple videos that go in depth into the thought behind the album and it’s concept.

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The packaging is pretty interesting as well, with each color getting it’s own colored vinyl record.

 

As someone who is equal parts design nerd and music lover, I’m geeking out pretty hard over this.

The thought, care and passion that went into this album is something that should go into everything.