Crooked Colours
Like many electronic-indie rock groups, Australian trio Crooked Colours started out as house-party DJs who aspired to expand their act with original music and videos that would take them from clubs to arenas. That was happening to a bunch of DJs in 2013, the year that found them breaking out in their home country and Europe, landing three consecutive singles at number one on the Hype Machine chart — “Come Down,” “Capricious,” and “Another Way” — as they rolled out three increasingly popular self-titled and numbered full-lengths. Taking their hard synths and live drums on the road, they quickly went from opening for San Cisco and Flume to headline slots and festival bookings at Wonderland, Coachella, and Bonnaroo, especially after the release earlier this year of their newest full-length, Vera, preceded by yet another hit single with the track “Flow.” Having just come off a tour with Crystal Castles (with whom they’re often compared), their appearance at Soda Bar on February 25 marks their first U.S. headline tour and their first date in San Diego.