Listen to the First Atlas Sound Song in 15 Years
“Octoberland” also arrives with a music video
Bradford Cox, frontman of Deerhunter, has reunited with his solo project Atlas Sound after a long hiatus. Cox hadn't performed live since 2019, with the exception of an impromptu noise set in 2023 at a vintage market in Athens, GA. The return of Atlas Sound came when the project was added to the lineup of Philadelphia's Making Time ∞ festival, sparking excitement among fans.
Cox's set consisted of eight songs, accompanied by just a set of brass bells, a bass guitar, and his SP-404 sampler, yet the performance was captivating. Now, one of those songs, "Octoberland," is available in its studio version, accompanied by a new music video directed by Cox himself. The name Atlas Sound harks back to a cassette karaoke machine that Cox used during his middle school years to create his first recordings.
Between 2008 and 2011, Cox released three albums under the Atlas Sound name—Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel, Logos, and Parallax, along with the demo collection Bedroom Databank, Vols. 1-4. These albums diverged from Deerhunter's shoegaze and krautrock influences, focusing more on sampling and wall-of-sound pop.
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