The Color Bars
The Color Bars began in 2003 as the recording project of New York-based singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Gerald Slevin. Influenced by a mix of '60s and '70s pop, and the psychedelic eclecticism of acts like the Flaming Lips and the Elephant 6 indie scene, Slevin's songs are generally melodic, well-crafted pop tunes with an obscure bent and wry sense of humor. The original version of the band came together as a trio with Slevin on bass and keys, John English on guitar, and Dave Spelber on drums. They released their self-titled debut EP in 2003 followed by their first full-length, Making Playthings, in 2005. After temporarily relocating to Seattle, the band recorded their sophomore effort, 2008's Kairos at Infinity, and signed with Japanese EMI imprint 5D Records. Multiple west coast tours and a tour of Japan followed before they returned to settle again in Brooklyn, New York. After 5D folded, the band regrouped and working primarily as a duo; Slevin and Spelber recorded their third LP, the sprawling and ambitious Prosopopoeia in 2011.
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Discography
7 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Color Bars EP
Pop - Released by The Color Bars on Dec 12, 2003
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Structupoppie Rally
Rock - Released by Paranoiac Records on Dec 21, 2010
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Mustached Messiah
Pop - Released by Paranoiac Records on Jan 31, 2011
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Merry Christmas It's Your Birthday
Pop - Released by The Color Bars on Dec 12, 2017
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End of the Corporate Age
Rock - Released by The Color Bars on Feb 11, 2016
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