ATLAS SOUND

Welcome to Parallax, the third long player from Atlas Sound, the ever expansive solo project from Bradford Cox of Deerhunter. Atlas Sound is not a “side-project” but rather a fully fleshed musical landscape chock-full of pop chronicles culled from sci-fi fever dreams and mid century rock . This is perhaps Cox’s best work to date, juxtaposing his modern, sometimes avant, songwriting sensibilities against a backdrop of ambient lonliness and a quiet feeling of desperation. The artwork and photos were done by Mick Rock, the legendary photographer best known for his work with David Bowie. Let the album unfurl slowly, listen repeatedly and it will reveal itself in all its intricate resplendence. “... a clear indication that his solo creative output is just as richly rewarding as what came before.” - NME “brilliantly channels spaced-out folk balladry through hazy chamber pop à la Panda Bear or Stereolab.” - Rolling Stone Atlas Sound is the solo moniker of Deerhunter frontman/provocateur Bradford Cox, so named since 1994, when a sixth-grade Bradford made recordings on a karaoke cassette machine bearing the words ‘Atlas Sound’. Though it was Cox’s earliest mus... more...