Atlas Sound - Logos released this week
19 October 09
“A triumph” **** MOJO
“His creative output has proved him to be one of – if not the - most forward-thinking and inspiring musicians of our generation” 8/10 NME
“A gem” **** MixMag
”Psychedelic pop of the highest calibre” **** The Times
“An accomplishment” **** The Guardian
"Reinforces the notion that, critically at least, he is one of the decade's most talented artists" **** The Fly
Released today, Logos finds Deerhunter lynchpin Bradford Cox return to his solo guise as Atlas Sound for another round of ethereal pop genius with his second solo album.
Whilst its predecessor (Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel, 2007; available here) was a record of fragile beauty and acute experimentalism in comparison to the often volatile bluster of Deerhunter, Logos has a far more rooted pop sensibility.
At its heart is ‘Walkabout’, a collaboration between Cox and Noah Lennox (Panda Bear) put together whilst he was on tour with Animal Collective in Europe. Combining their love for tape loops and doo-wop, the track lifts the hook from The Dovers’ classic 1966 garage track ‘What Am I Going To Do?’ to form a glorious summertime jam.
Elsewhere Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier also lends her vocals to the kaleidoscopic motorik number, ‘Quick Canal’.
After an unmastered draft of Logos was accidently leaked by Cox via his infamous blog, with its caverns of covers, demos and mixtapes the 27-year-old makes freely available to his legions of fans, the finished article is the sound of Atlas Sound changing up; away from such piercing introspection but retaining the ambient bedroom recording charms that initially made the this pop prince’s solo project so bewitching.
The tracklisting for Logos runs as follows:
'The Light That Failed'
'An Orchid'
'Walkabout' ft. Noah Lennox (Panda Bear)
'Criminals'
'Attic Lights'
'Sheila'
'Quick Canal' ft. Laetitia Sadier
'My Halo'
'Kid Climax'
'Washington School'
'Logos'
When ordered through Rough Trade the record also comes with bonus disc of alternate takes and new songs. You can find more here, with the tracklisting as follows.
'Ruben' (Traditional)
'Criminals' (Electronic Version)
'Kid Klimax' (Acoustic Version)
'Reminder' (Previously Unreleased)
'I Know I Will Escape' (Previously Unreleased)
'Nightwork' (Previously Unreleased)
Atlas Sound is currently on tour throughout the US with Broadcast and in Europe in November. A full list of live dates is available here.
Here is a video created by Fitz Vladich for 'Quick Canal' featuring Sadier on vocal duties: