This year, the Dear Hunter, a progressive-indie rock band, released an interesting experiment: nine extended plays that, when combined, make a 36-song superalbum, clocking in at 2 hours and 40 minutes.

On top of that, every extended play has a unique sound; one is electronica while the other is more acoustic. The band also released a standard album, The Color Spectrum, which captures all the colors of the extended plays.

The album starts out with "Black," a gritty song mixed with electronic sounds and distorted guitars. Besides some interesting drum fills and vocal harmonies, this song does nothing amazing.

"Red" is next and sounds both punk and metal but still has traditional Casey Crescenzo vocals. "Orange" sounds like classic rock mixed with progressive elements and is reminiscent old '70s rock bands such as Led Zeppelin.

"Green" plays like a good indie rock song with soothing vocals and relaxing guitar arpeggios.

"Blue" is moody and "Indigo" is electronic with pounding synth bass and Thom Yorke-inspired vocals.

"Violet" sounds like the good old Dear Hunter. And "White" wraps all of this up in a lovely way that brings closure to Color Spectrum

Ben Montoya is a sophomore at Santa Fe High School. He can be reached at booga274@gmail.com.