Modern Colour: Band of Serendipity.

Text and images by Matthew Albasi.

Tom Weir and Chris Boyle had been playing together for years, trying to piece together a band. They played in the basement of their house, crammed into the laundry room. Much of the music they made, by their own admission, was without direction. It was experimental rock – or something like that.

Then one day, while Weir played along with a Black Keys album in his basement, Stephan Sirochman walked by the house and overheard Weir. So he stopped in. Sirochman liked what he heard and soon, Modern Colour was born.

Sirochman moved Weir from bass to drums. Boyle took up the bass. Sirochman became the  frontman and guitarist. Everything fell into place and they decided on a sound that was decidedly soulful and rock ‘n’ roll inspired.

On December 7, they will release their first real recording, titled Rally the Summit. It was produced by Dave Clauss, who has done work for artists like Shakira, U2 and Janet Jackson. Clauss and Boyle’s girlfriend grew up together. Boyle’s girlfriend started inviting Clauss to shows and the relationship grew from there.

“He came to our first couple of shows when he was in town just to check us out,” Weir says. “He wouldn’t critique us but he’d say, ‘Good job. Keep working.’” After a few months, Clauss decided they were ready to go to the studio.

Armed with a professional recording, Modern Colour is looking to take the hand of serendipity and continue on to greatness.

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