The Dear Hunter’s new set of 9 EPs, The Color Spectrum, is baffingly fantastic.
Yeah, you heard it. The sheer variety present on every EP alone is astounding, but these are quality songs too. Black and Indigo are epic, highly emotional delves into electronic music, Red and Orange present some hard-hitting, straight up rock music, Green and Blue tone it down a bit and explore a mellow, folkier territory. I could ramble on about how compelling The Color Spectrum is for hours, but ultimately this may be one of the defining recordings of the decade, hell, the century thus far. The huge amount of material here means that there’s something for everyone. The Color Spectrum is about defining different colors through music, and most of the time it’s astonishing at how well the music helps me visualize the colors. Violet, Black, and Indigo are my favorite EPs, just as violet, black, and indigo are my favorite colors. These 36 songs are brimming with emotion, diversity, and musical genius at every turn. Simply put, if you miss out on The Color Spectrum, you’re missing out on one of the most compelling releases in many, many years. And amazingly enough, that’s not much of an exaggeration on my part. Listen if you will.
Final Verdict: 5 stars out of 5
