Crooked Colours

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Crooked Colours
Origin Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels Sweat It Out [1]
Members
  • Phil Slabber
  • Leon Debaughn
  • Liam Merrett-Park
Website www.crookedcoloursmusic.com

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]

Contents

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

List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Vera68
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
—

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown
TitleDetails
In Your Bones
  • Released: 9 May 2014 [11]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Come Down (Remixes)
  • Released: 18 April 2014 [12]
  • Label: Sweat It Out
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with year released and album name shown
TitleYearCertificationsAlbum
"Moontan Nocturnal" [13] 2013Non-album single
"Come Down"2014In Your Bones
"In Your Bones" [14]
"Capricious" [15] Non-album singles
"Another Way" [16] 2015
"Step"
"Flow"2017Vera
"I Hope You Get It"
(featuring Ivan Ooze)
"I'll Be There"2018Langata
"Do It Like You"
  • ARIA: Platinum [17]
"Hold On"2019
"Never Dance Alone"
(featuring Ladyhawke)
"Love Language" [18] 2020Tomorrows
"Falling" [19]
"Superpowerful"
(with Slenderbodies) [20] 		2021Non-album single
"No Sleep" [21] Tomorrows
"Rather Be With You"
(with Hayden James) [22] 		Non-album single
"Light Year"
(featuring Masked Wolf and Jesiah) [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]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018 VeraBest Independent Dance/Electronic AlbumNominated

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  2. ↑ Langford, Jackson (11 February 2019). "Crooked Colours announce 2019 nationwide tour". Music Feeds . Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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  7. ↑ Peak chart positions in Australia:
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