As their name implies, The Technicolors truly embody the full spectrum of musical dimension. The band’s repertoire encompasses everything from dreamy, bedroom pop-esque ballads to riff-driven, unapologetic rock tracks that leave the listener wondering how everything could possibly come from one band. The Technicolors must be heard to be believed, and on Aug. 29, we’ll hear their first record in four years: “Heavy Pulp.”

Not long ago, the band was nice enough to let me pick their collective brain on the album and their four years of uninterrupted creation.

YY: After making room to take time away and create deliberately, Heavy Pulp will be your first big release in nearly four years. What have you learned about yourselves in that span of time?

TT: I think the main thing we all realized is how important it is for us to be in the room together, tracking live and feeding off each other and the effect that has on our creative confidence and idea stream.

What does it mean to you to be “deliberate” about your music, and how might the process for this album have been different from some of your others?

We have always tried to be deliberate in different ways for every album, so I'd say this time around it had a lot to do with not overthinking things. In the past we’ve enjoyed getting into the weeds a little more and exploring and repainting ideas over and over until it becomes something new. This time around, we wanted the purest form of the initial idea(s) to still speak the loudest once the song was finished.

The Technicolors have an extensive catalog of sonically diverse music spanning the last 10 to 15 years. In a 2021 interview, you mentioned opening yourselves up to “a more diverse set of influences,” which helped push the band toward making music that felt more meaningful. What do you feel has changed about that philosophy now in 2025, or has it largely remained the same?

That definitely hasn’t changed, and we’ve always been open… sometimes to the point where we are inspired in so many directions that our main challenge is reigning in our excitement to something tangible. And I think that curiosity has definitely grown, I doubt it will stop.

“Cinema Sublimina” harnessed the talents of three different producers in three different locations, almost segmenting the record into a trio of distinct “acts.” What did the recording setup look like this time around, and how did it feel with Robert Adam Stevenson as presumably the sole producer?

A lot of the “Cinema Sublimina” segmentation came out of necessity. I think we ideally like to work from a singular place, but circumstances during the making of that record made the process weave in different ways. This time around we wanted to find a singular direction. We really wanted assistance in consolidating our thoughts and working with a vision throughout. Robert was the perfect producer to help us execute that. He definitely aided in giving us the clarity to try a lot of ideas without feeling like we were overdoing it.

Similarly, will “Heavy Pulp” present a more seamless body of work as a result, or was the album’s structure not as much of a priority this time around?

This was the first time we ended up with way more finished songs that didn’t make the record. Structure was important but not essential. I think initially we needed to feel as though we could explore as frequently as possible which led to a lot of different types of songs. Normally we release just about everything we’ve written or recorded. This time we got to curate the experience a bit more and hold on to other thoughts for a different day.

I was excited to read that BRONCHO’s Nathan Price drums on this record and that Brennan will be touring with BRONCHO this summer. What can you say about your relationship with BRONCHO, and how often do you find yourselves collaborating so closely with other bands?

We’re honored to have Nathan playing on this record. His style is truly one of one and we’re massive fans of both him and BRONCHO. They’ve been so kind to us and getting to tour this summer has been a dream. We made a conscious effort to lean on our friends during the making of “Heavy Pulp.” We’ve been fortunate enough to find a beautiful community that’s open to collaboration.

You’re no strangers to the routine of “write, record, release, tour, repeat.” This time around, it sounds like The Technicolors took a step back and reevaluated your usual processes. What about this album are you most proud of, and what should listeners keep in mind going into this release?

This record feels more like a culmination of a lot of the ideas we’ve been trying to express over the last decade but with a slightly more guided narrative. I don’t think this record feels hasty, but it does express immediacy which was something we were trying to tap into in the writing and creation of the record. It feels like the most “Technicolors” record yet, and that’s the most important agenda we’re trying to convey.