Atlas Sound

On Tour
02/19/08 ATLANTA, GA – Drunken Unicorn

02/20/08 CHAPEL HILL, NC – Local 506

02/21/08 WASHINGTON DC – Black Cat

02/22/08PHILADELPHIA,PA-Johnny Brendas

02/23/08 NEW YORK, NY – Mercury Lounge

02/24/08 BROOKLYN, NY – Music Hall

02/26/08 BOSTON, MA – Middle East

02/27/08 MONTREAL, QC – Casa del Popolo
02/28/08 TORONTO, ON – Horseshoe Tavern

02/29/08 DETROIT, MI – Magic Stick

03/01/08 CHICAGO, IL – Empty Bottle

03/02/08 MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Triple Rock

03/05/08 VANCOUVER, BC – Pat’s Pub

03/06/08 SEATTLE, WA – Crocodile

03/07/08 PORTLAND, OR – Holocene

03/08/08 SF, CA – Bottom of the Hill

03/11/08 LOS ANGELES, CA – Echo

Press Release

“Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel” Out February 19, 2008 on Kranky

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One of the latest “true queer art punks” to emerge from the cracked pavement of southern suburban…

Bradford Cox, singer of Deerhunter, has a solo project: Atlas Sound.
Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, this singer suffers from Marfan Syndrome
(which, according to wikipedia, is a genetic disorder “characterized by
disproportionately long limbs, long thin fingers and a typically tall
stature”).

I’ve actually never heard of Deerhunter before today, so I am assuming the sound of Atlas Sound is not too dissimilar.
Deerhunter is described as “ambient punk”, and judging from their debut album title, Turn It Up Faggot, they may not be too far off from the press release’s description of being “true queer art punks”.

Speaking of
art, the album art is a photograph of a painting in a medical
journal. Cox liked the unintentional flash from the camera, resulting
in obscuring the boy’s face, that he used this as the cover art.

Regarding the flash:

I found that romantic, the idea that there was so much emotion in the face that it got whited out.

– Bradford Cox

There are two songs that I really enjoyed off his debut album, Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel: “A Ghost Story”, “Ativan”, and “Cold as Ice”.

“A Ghost Story” features a 1983 recording from a 7 year old boy improvising a ghost story as founded on Freesound Project. The ambient sound equally interesting and provides a very haunting background.

I liked
“Ativan” as well. It has some electric guitars, bass, and acoustic
drums … making it the most traditional and most accessible song off
the album. Plus the lyrics are pretty good: “I slept til I threw up,
gone are the days of wine and roses – they make me nauseous now.”

As for the
last of the three songs, “Cold as Ice”, it features a lot of singing
that sounds almost like it was sung by a woman. Not too much details on
the liner notes about this song song, except that it lists Lockett
Pundt as the person playing the Fender Jaguar guitar. I did read on
wikipedia that it’s about Cox and a woman that he was in love with.

Look for his album on Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel on February 19, 2008 from Kranky Records. Also, look for him on tour in February to support the album. You can read more details on the press release.

01/22/2008 20:42:53

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