Parallax
If Bradford Cox’s first two albums under his Atlas Sound moniker are intimate patchworks of ambient bedroom pop, *Parallax* is where he fully emerges into the spotlight. Full-blown folk-rockers like “Mona Lisa” stand beside Technicolor art-pop masterpieces like “Te Amo” and “Terra Incognita,” rivaling his best work in Deerhunter and bridging his experimental and accessible sides with beautiful harmony. This album features one of indie rock’s most beloved voices coming into his own without losing his unique sense of grace.
The third Atlas Sound record is a more complete work than any of Bradford Cox's earlier solo ventures. Cox still sounds small, alone, and cut adrift from the world on Parallax, but the way its songs breathe suggests he's more comfortable in his own skin, allowing him to draw his audience closer than ever.
Since its earliest releases, Atlanta’s Deerhunter has been subject to incredible scrutiny, critical and otherwise; at one point, guitarist Colin Mee quit partially over “receiving (and creating) too much press.” But the noise-rock experimenters have been equally fenced in by their increasing popularity, with frontman B…
As Bradford Cox's Atlas Sound project evolves, continually releasing albums in between his primary band, Deerhunter, one is…
By now we know what to expect from Bradford Cox: a rejection of convention, an embrace of bedroom recording techniques, and a liberal dollop of weird.
That Parallax is no great departure from Deerhunter’s ouevre does little to dampen its gorgeous vision.
Atlas Sound 'Parallax' album review on Northern Transmissions. 'Parallax' is now available on 4AD Records
Deerhunter's Bradford Cox wins over <strong>Maddy Costa</strong> with his unearthliness
Atlas Sound - Parallax review: Cox’s newest release is an ever-changing mold of what we want it to be, and if we allow it time it will find a snug new home in our hearts.