The Chromatics main single “Take a Chance”, is a percussive yet moody yet danceable bout of magenta and black. The colors are evidentially seen in the artwork created for each track. He decided to collect his favorite colored pieces and put them into an EP arranged by the colors that he sees in each track. Chromatics marks a departure from his previous work and the traditional studio model of working with an outside producer. This record is much different from Gray’s last. He reportedly discovered it when he was younger but never shared the experience with anyone until he went to medical school and found literature describing it. This record comes from Luxley’s condition called chromasthesia, a syndrome that causes him to unconsciously associate sounds with colors. The Chromatics EP released on March 22, 2019. After spending a lot of time experimenting on synths, electronics, and getting to know himself more as an artist, he realized that he was passionately building a vast library of colorful sounds, textures, and pop-centric melodies that would eventually become the virtual worlds found on his next record, Chromatics. He eventually picked back up where he left off as a fulltime bartender in New Orleans, and began exploring and writing more electronic-driven music.
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While doing a series of touring in 20, Luxley shared the stage with Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend and Transgressive Records’ Let’s Eat Grandma in NYC. Sound engineer and mixer Justin Gerrish, who had previously worked with Vampire Weekend on their Grammy winning album, also contributed to the Spirit EP. The EP was recorded and co-produced by former Passion Pit member Ayad-Adhamy in Brooklyn, NYC. Luxley released his 5 song debut EP, Spirit, on July 29, 2016. Gray describes Spirit as a song about "finding that one person that makes you feel completely alive and wanting to tell them you love them and not knowing how they’ll feel when telling them the first time”. Spirit features vocals from Nora Patterson of Royal Teeth. Luxley released his single Spirit on October 15, 2014. He also said that Bombay Bicycle Club was "a great band to learn from and be educated by and just become friends with". Regarding their tour with Bombay Bicycle Club, Gray admits that it was a big step for him as an artist, as well as a good opportunity to expand his fan base with the opportunity that he had. After their North American stint ended, Luxley was a performer at Voodoo Experience, a music and arts festival in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their bassist was re-arranged in order to accommodate this unexpected change.
Luxley faced an obstacle when the touring guitarist was unable to cross the Canada–US border due to some unknown issue. Former bassist, Joshua Wells, from Royal Teeth strongly assisted with the recruitment.
He performed this tour as a 4 piece set by hiring 3 other musicians from a nearby city in Lafayette, Louisiana. On leaving medical school for music, Gray regarded that "with medicine, I could be satisfied and find some bliss, but with music, I could be fulfilled and find bliss outside myself." Luxley was formed in 2012 by Ryan, and he began to play shortly after he left med school with booking assistance by his friend and co-founder, Sky McElroy.īeginning in early Fall, Luxley began his North American tour as an opening act, along with Milo Greene for Bombay Bicycle Club. After struggling with the decision, he ultimately left school and become a bartender in order to fully pursue his passion for music. Infinite Hours), Gray was inspired to start a new project again while in medical school at Tulane. After beginning to see local musicians play nearby, and being in a hardcore band in college (e.g.
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