Listen Before You Buy

On the 8th of November, Atlas Sound’s “Parallax” was released to thousands of eager ears, and judging from the reaction I have gathered so far, the ears approve. Atlas Sound is the solo project of Deerhunter’s frontman, Bradford Cox. Deerhunter, of late, has been enjoying much commercial success, thanks in no small part to Cox’s [...]

Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox keeps things shoegaze but makes it personal. I’ve always preferred his work as Atlas Sound over Deerhunter which I know seems nearly blasphemous but personally I prefer lyrics over psychedelia, and Atlas Sound is an ideal mixture that allows me to appreciate both. This is his first release from the upcoming [...]

Artist: Deerhunter Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. Members: Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver, Lockett Pundt Formed: 2001 Released: 2010 Genre: Indie, Experimental, Alternative Label: Kranky, Stickfigure, 4AD Singles: “Revival”, “Helicopter” Connect: Facebook | MySpace | Website | Last.fm Buy The Album: Amazon - Vinyl | CD | MP3 Insound – Vinyl | CD | MP3 eMusic – Sign up for free [...]

Now that 2010 is being neatly compartmentalized into lists (speaking of, check ours out here), there is no harm in looking forward to 2011. And there is already hope that 2011 will be as musically fulfilling as the current year, particularly in terms of ‘new’ artists like Young Galaxy. Okay, Young Galaxy is not exactly [...]

Atlas Sound is the solo moniker of Bradford Cox, frontman and linchpin of Deerhunter.  Although he’s been using the name Atlas Sound for a good 15 years or so, he didn’t actually release an album under that name until 2008 with “Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel”, loved all over the shop [...]