DOWNLOAD: Atlas Sound - Quarantined
Left to his own devices, Bradford Cox is one fascinatingly honest kook. To the eye-rolling annoyance of his sometimes bandmates, Deerhunter shows often devolve into slurred confessionals about homesickness, chemical dependency or whatever else happens to be on Bradford's mind.
As usual, bandmates' trash turns out to be our treasure, because that unapologetic rawness blabbers along with and defines every note of Atlas Sound debut, Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel. The result is like... if Xiu Xiu dropped the shock therapy theatrics and just plain old said something. No offense Xiu Xiu. We're certainly not mad at you. But instead of beating around the bush with screwy art school implications, Bradford comes right out and confesses at your feet. "I'M WAITING TO BE CHANGED." As for the art... he saves it for the music, which, in the case of this free download, is a plainly hypnotic chime loop that sounds how Tokyo looks in the movies, if that makes any sense. Take it.
