The discography of American musician
Bradford Cox
Bradford James Cox (born May 15, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Deerhunter. He also pursues a solo career under the moniker Atlas Sound.
Cox formed Deerh ...
includes his work with
Deerhunter
Deerhunter is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2001. The band currently consists of Bradford Cox (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Moses Archuleta (drums, electronics, sound treatments), Lockett Pundt (guitar, vocals, keybo ...
, the band he cofounded with drummer Moses Archuleta in 2001,
and his solo efforts as Atlas Sound. With Deerhunter, Cox has released four studio albums and two
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. s, and as Atlas Sound he has released two albums, several vinyl
singles
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and
splits
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, and over fifty individual tracks on his blog. Cox was born in 1982 in
Athens, Georgia
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, and has used the name "Atlas Sound" to refer to his own music since he was a child, when he recorded on a tape player created by the company Atlas Sound.
He is known for having the
genetic disorder
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Marfan syndrome
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and his live performances with Deerhunter during 2007, in which he would come out on stage in dresses and covered in fake blood.
Cox released his first full-length album as Atlas Sound in 2008, entitled ''
Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel
''Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel'' is the first studio album by Atlas Sound, the solo project of Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox. The album was released in North America by Kranky on February 19, 2008 and in Europe by 4AD ...
''. In 2009, this was followed by ''
Logos
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'', which
leaked
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onto the Internet two months before its release. Cox almost ceased production on the record in response, later saying "I did not react well to the leak, in retrospect. It became the kind of internet-fueled drama that I was quickly learning to despise." ''Let the Blind Lead'' peaked at #32 on ''
Billboard
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'' magazine's
Top Heatseekers
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chart, while ''Logos'' was Cox's first release as Atlas Sound to chart on the
''Billboard'' 200.
Deerhunter has a blog hosted by
Blogspot
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on which Cox has been posting free music downloads, including singles, covers, extended plays, mixtapes, and full-length releases since 2007. He also takes requests for specific songs for him to record from fans. In an interview with
Pitchfork Media
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, Cox said he is interested in removing possession from his music, as well as not being restrained by the release dates of typical studio albums. "We have the means to produce something. Why waste our time? And why keep it from the audience, hold it over their heads until it gets to the release date, and have to have them wait until it leaks onto a blog and download a shitty encoded mp3 of it?" Several tracks from the Deerhunter blog have been sold as vinyl
singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
.
With Deerhunter
Studio albums:
* ''
Turn It Up Faggot
''Turn It Up Faggot'' is the debut album from indie rock group Deerhunter. The album's title refers to a taunt that was shouted at the band during early live shows although the album is also referred to as self-titled. The album's notes dedicate ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Cryptograms
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'' (2007)
* ''
Microcastle
''Microcastle'' is the third album by Deerhunter. After the album had been leaked on the internet, it became available on iTunes on August 19, 2008, while physical copies were released on October 27, 2008. In the U.S. the album was released on Kra ...
''/''
Weird Era Cont.
''Weird Era Cont.'' is the fourth album by Deerhunter released concurrently with ''Microcastle''.
After ''Microcastle'' had leaked months in advance of its planned release date, the band recorded a new album in an attempt to reward those who awa ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Halcyon Digest
''Halcyon Digest'' is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Deerhunter. It was released September 27, 2010 to universal critical acclaim. It was the band's first album distributed solely by 4AD worldwide (previously 4AD only handled ...
'' (2010)
* ''
Monomania
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'' (2013)
* ''
Fading Frontier
''Fading Frontier'' is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter, released on October 16, 2015 on 4AD. Produced by Ben H. Allen, who had previously worked with the band on ''Halcyon Digest'' (2010), and the band itself, ...
'' (2015)
* ''
Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
''Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?'' is the eighth studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter. It was released on January 18, 2019, on 4AD. The album was co-produced by singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon, Ben H. Allen (who had ...
'' (2019)
With The Wet Dreams
The short-lived trio included Bradford Cox (drums/vocals), Golden Triangle's Alix Brown (bass/vocals) and Tabitha's Julie Elledge (guitar/vocals).
Extended plays:
* 2009 ''
Here Come the Wet Dreams
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''
With
Cate Le Bon
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Extended plays:
* 2019 ''Myths 004''
As Atlas Sound
Studio albums
Extended plays
European label
4AD
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has released a bonus disc with each Atlas Sound record.
Singles
Cox has released four songs from his blog on 7-inch vinyl through Audraglint Recordings.
Split albums
Other appearances
Blog music
References
External links
Deerhunter blog*
Atlas Sound
Bradford James Cox (born May 15, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Deerhunter. He also pursues a solo career under the moniker Atlas Sound.
Cox formed Deer ...
on
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