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Faded Now
Electronic · 2020

Faded Now

Chromatics

A hazy companion to Closer to Grey, blending skeletal remixes with new neon-soaked vignettes. Tape-saturated synths and breathy vocals for the deepest hours of the night.

April 3, 2020 · Italians Do It Better

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Faded Now feels like the ghost of a pop record, a collection of sonic afterimages that linger long after the main event has ended. It is an album that exists in the soft focus of memory, where the sharp edges of synth-pop are blurred by heavy tape saturation and the hiss of analog hardware. The mood is one of profound urban isolation, yet it is wrapped in a warm, protective layer of reverb that makes the loneliness feel cinematic rather than crushing. It is the sound of a city at 4 AM, seen through a window clouded by condensation.

Moments Worth Listening For
The transition on the title track where the beat dissolves into a wash of pure, distorted synth texture.
The skeletal, drum-less version of Twist the Knife that highlights the desperation in the vocal delivery.
The way the guitar melody in The Deep Hollow feels like it is being played from another room.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Faded Now sound next to the rest of Chromatics's catalogue?

Tape Saturation+1.2σ

The production is pushed notably harder into tape saturation than this artist usually allows.

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