The would-be next album, "Dear Tommy" (2016), was scrapped, and was meant to be re-worked for a subsequent release, however the fate of album is unclear, as on August 10, 2021, Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller and Nat Walker announced the breaking up of Chromatics. Later that day the label, Italians Do It Better, and Johnny Jewel's representative, also confirmed the breakup. Their last album is "Closer to Grey" (2019), which has a companion album, "Faded Now" (2020).
The band originally hailed from Seattle and formed in 2002 as a quartet featuring vocalist Adam Miller, drummer Hannah Blilie, guitarist Devin Welch, and bassist Michelle Nolan. That lineup debuted in 2002 with a Calvin Johnson-produced 7" on Gold Standard Laboratories -- a split with Die Monitr Batss -- and followed with the similarly GSL-issued Chrome Rats vs Basement Ruts LP.
While Chrome Rats was critically hailed, Chromatics couldn't keep it together, and Miller was soon the only member in good standing (Blilie, Welch, and Nolan went on to form the similar-sounding Shoplifting). Unworried, Miller added guitar and drum programming to his vocal duties and tapped bassist Nat Sahlstrom for the 2003 GSL 7" Ice Hatchets. That was followed by the February 2004 full-length Plaster Hounds (which featured the percussion work of Get Hustle's Ron Avila), and a repositioning of the Chromatics axis to greater reflect its dub and no wave influences.
This lineup too dissolved and Adam Miller relocated Chromatics to Portland, teaming up with Glass Candy's Johnny Jewel, Ruth Radelet on lead vocals, and Nat Walker on percussion and saxophone. The new lineup of Chromatics had a more lo-fi electronic sound as opposed to the earlier dub and no-wave sounds.
Cherry
Chromatics Lyrics
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It's time to wake up
Cherry, we gotta go
The lyrics of Chromatics's song Cherry are quite evocative and melancholic. It is a song about a dysfunctional relationship and suggests that the singer is struggling to leave it behind. The lyrics begin with describing how Cherry tells the singer things that they do not want to know, which could imply that the relationship is troubled or unhealthy. The singer then expresses their despair in not being able to see a light at the end of the tunnel for the two of them.
The next few lines of the song seem to suggest that the singer is tired of crying and running away from the situation. They are aware that they cannot continue like this anymore. The lyrics suggest that even though Cherry can be sweet when she needs a friend, it is only a persona she uses to pretend that everything is alright. The singer finally expresses how they "hate that it's true" that Cherry makes them blue. They had hoped that Cherry would find in them what they see in her, but that did not happen. In the end, the singer realizes that they cannot keep quiet all the time and must speak up about their feelings.
In conclusion, Chromatics's song Cherry is a poignant reflection on the complexities of relationships and the struggle to leave them behind. The lyrics are a powerful expression of human emotions that can resonate with any listener.
Line by Line Meaning
Cherry
The title of the song, referring to a person named Cherry.
Tells me some things I don't want to know
Cherry reveals unpleasant truths to the singer that they would rather not hear.
And I can't see
A light at the end for us anymore
The singer is unable to envision a positive future for their relationship with Cherry.
But I can't keep crying
All of the time
No, I can't keep crying
All of the time
The artist acknowledges the futility of constant crying and realizes they need to move on.
Cherry
Can be very sweet when she needs a friend
But it's only
A mask that she wears so she can pretend
Cherry puts on a facade of sweetness and friendship when it benefits her, but it's not who she truly is.
And I can't keep running
All of the time
No, I can't keep running
All of the time
The singer recognizes the need to stop running away from their problems and face them head-on.
Cherry
I hate that it's true but you make me blue
I kept waiting
For you to find what I see in you
The singer is unhappy because Cherry doesn't live up to their expectations or see the potential they do.
And I can't keep quiet
All of the time
No, I can't keep quiet
All of the time
The artist can't continue to suppress their feelings and remain silent about their dissatisfaction with the situation.
Lyrics © ITALIANS DO IT BETTER INTERNATIONAL, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: John Padgett, Nathaniel Miller
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@the420xtc
Cherry
Tells me some things I don't want to know
And I can't see
A light at the end for us anymore
But I can't keep crying
All of the time
No I can't keep crying
All of the time
Cherry
Can be very sweet when she needs a friend
But it's only
A mask that she wears so she can pretend
And I can't keep running
All of the time
No I can't keep running
All of the time
Cherry
I hate that it's true but you make me blue
I kept waiting
For you to find what I see in you
And I can't keep quiet
All of the time
No I can't keep quiet
All of the time
@vanessaavila264
Cherry
Tells me some things I don't want to know
And I can't see
A light at the end for us anymore
[Chorus 1]
But I can't keep crying
All of the time
No, I can't keep crying
All of the time
[Verse 2]
Cherry
Can be very sweet when she needs a friend
But it's only
A mask that she wears so she can pretend
[Chorus 2]
And I can't keep running
All of the time
No I can't keep running
All of the time
[Verse 3]
Cherry
I hate that it's true but you make me blue
I kept waiting
For you to find what I see in you
@biIIybob858
MAN OF THE YEAR
@berniemac3535
💯
@JaxonRabbit
M-Man of the *BOUNCE*
Nah but fr its crazy to think about Schoolboy Q sitting listening to Chromatics and being like 'Yo this is a sick beat' and starts rapping over it 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@Tirfing88
keep discovering these bomb ass songs in spotify, then I come to see the videos and they're like 10 years old or so... the fuck was I listening to back then? smh
@seba3663
I hear you. And what’s worse is some aren’t even around anymore like wtf!?!
@SHAILESH506
Me too!!
@ViniTheCrazzy
10 years ago i was listenning some random rock (metal, symphonic metal and power metal if i not wrong as disturbed whting tempation and some others of that kind, ohhh and some basshunter) But, for sure this kind of music already moves me into a disco party dimension, i know it because i remember in a 80`s party i get dancing as a crazzy and i not make that much of dancing... i just not know where to found this stuff in that time... know i found new stuff not the old ones, those new with synth are insane! thanks all artists that kept it alive all those years!
@SHAILESH506
bullet for my valentine I was. lol
@nicoleluna6269
Same
@RisenFlow
Night driving on a warm night with this music, windows down, cruising and forgetting all your fears and thoughts.