Spring Colours
Evolution is the driving force behind all progression in life. It’s the spark that brings variety to all things we enjoy and that’s quite evident in all music, but rarely is it more glaringly obvious than in the fusion of electronic tunes with other alternative music. Spring Colours, a five piece synth-tinged midwest emo band from Toronto has embraced evolution whole-heartedly with a revisit to their original self-titled and self released EP, released initially March of 2020 but re-worked, re-imagined, and re-released almost exactly five years later, in March of 2025.
“We originally wrote these songs by passing each other back and forth Ableton and Guitar Pro demos between three of us, but once we originally dropped the EP the pandemic shot down all prospects of playing it live.” says Lukas (Guitar/Synths) about recording the initial tracking of the EP.
Lukas expands on how the band’s evolution necessitated a renewed version of the recording reflecting the growth and expansion of the band.
“SINCE THEN THE BAND HAS GROWN FROM A 4 PERSON GROUP TO A 6 PERSON GROUP, AND THEN DOWN TO A 5 PERSON ACT, WE WANTED TO CREATE A SNAPSHOT OF HOW THOSE SONGS EVOLVED AFTER ALL THAT TIME; WAY MORE SYNTHS ADDED, PARTS CUT AND MOVED AROUND, AND FINALLY, MORE VOCALS ALL AROUND. THESE RECORDED VERSIONS HONOUR HOW WE NOW PLAY THESE SONGS LIVE!”
- LUKAS, @SPRINGCOLOURSBAND
Lukas has played music with David (Guitar/Synth) and Susie (Drums) since they were 15 years old and are joined by Sean on the bass guitar and Amani playing Synth board. They all sing. Harkening back the early 2000’s with chiptune drenched indie sing along anthems reminiscent of bands like The Anniversary, Postal Service, Her Space Holiday, and The Faint, the band has formulated a sound that is familiar but with a fresh take that doesn’t feel regurgitated or formulaic. “I'd say we all have an appreciation of 2000’s synth and indie rock music that isn’t afraid to get dynamic and it was especially true of these songs. I remember sonically pulling a lot of influences together to create a sound that we resonated with, and as a first release there was a lot of freedom to do so.” states David about the concept and theme of the record.
Describing the re-recording process, it’s clear the band holds tight to the DIY spirit by recording, mixing, and mastering everything themselves. It was done ”exactly how we did it 5 years ago, but better! It was all recorded in a basement, including drums, bass, guitars, synths, glockenspiel, each handled by one of us with me engineering the entire process.” Lukas tells us.
With themes of heartbreak, the monotony of work, religious guilt, and really just the fallout of living a modern life, the ideas are thrust forth upon you with a back and forth serenade of gruff, gravelly-shouting blended with harmonizing vocals that flow with ease to tell tales everybody can relate to. “We were all really appreciating so much twinkly-emo and really wanted to blend that in with electronic elements, and that emo influence came through on the lyrical themes as well, with themes of falling out with friendship, falling out with love, and falling out with 9 to 5 jobs.” Lukas tells us. “So I guess the overall theme of the EP is about having a fall out with different facets of your life.”
As for continued evolution, the band is currently working on a full length record and is planning some upcoming shows outside of their local hometown. David reports they're “about 80% wrapped up on an LP which would be a first for all of us that we’re thrilled about.” They also have a show booked for September 12th at the Monarch Tavern and according to David are “trying to play more shows outside of Toronto and seeing what other scenes are happening in and around Ontario!”
With this reconstruction and new rendition, Spring Colours has accomplished something every artist strives for in the end-fulfillment. They’ve re-envisioned their original recordings to be true to what they’ve grown to be as a band and released a more complete version of the original record which reflects the music the band strives to continue to create. Lukas tells us “It feels really good to see these songs become Spring Colours songs, rather than songs or parts written by me or David and played by Spring Colours. It's just cool to really be a band that's all on the same page.”
Spring Colours is David / Lukas on guitar and synth, Amani on the synth board, Sean plays bass, Susie plays drums, and everyone is on vocal duty.
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Writer : @skramz_zaddy
Editor : @just_reidz
09/09/25
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