The Contrast are a guitar power pop band based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in the United Kingdom. They were formed in 1999 by David Reid and have since released five albums on the New York-based label Rainbow Quartz and two for Wicked Cool Records. Since the release of their second album Wireless Days, their music has been regularly played by Little Steven on his Underground Garage radio show. Little Steven once described them on air as "One of the best bands on the planet – and England too" and consequently invited them to play the Underground Garage Festival on Randall's Island in 2004. In May 2007, they released a new album called Underground Ghosts (also on Rainbow Quartz) that has since been regularly featured on Little Steven's Underground Garage show. A compilation of tracks from all of the Rainbow Quartz albums was released in 2007. This contains new and unreleased tracks and is the band's first release on Little Steven's "Wicked Cool" label. The band's song "Mystery #1" was featured on a Wicked Cool compilation album, The Coolest Songs In The World- Vol 2. The Contrast's sixth album (the first full-length album for Wicked Cool Records and featuring Little Steven as executive producer), God of Malfunction, was released on 13 April 2010.

Personnel

(2014–present)

The current line-up consists of:

Other members

Collaborators

Discography

Albums

Mystery #1 (Rainbow Quartz, 2000)

Wireless Days (Rainbow Quartz, 2002)

Fade Back In (Rainbow Quartz, 2004)

Forget to Tell the Time (Rainbow Quartz, 2005)

Underground Ghosts (Rainbow Quartz, 2007)

Perfect Disguise: Introducing the Contrast (Wicked Cool Records, 2007)

God of Malfunction (Wicked Cool Records, 2010)

A Sinister Flick (Angel Air Records, 2013)

Madhouse of Inventions (Secret Shark Records, 2018)