''Logos'' is the second studio album from ambient experimental project
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 Deerh ...
. It was released on October 19, 2009, in Europe by
4AD
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, and on October 20 in the US by
Kranky. The album features guest contributions from
Noah Lennox (a.k.a. Panda Bear of
Animal Collective
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) and
Stereolab's
Lætitia Sadier. Units ordered directly from
Rough Trade
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came packaged with a bonus six-song EP of leftover material. The album reached #7 on the
Billboard
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Heatseekers album chart. The cover art is an image of Bradford Cox, who has
Marfan syndrome
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, and is inspired by the artwork of his previous release.
Background
An unmastered and unfinished version of ''Logos'' was accidentally leaked in 2008 by frontman Bradford Cox via his own
Mediafire account. The incident caused an outrage from Cox, who posted on his blog that he felt what was leaked was simply a "sketch" of what he intended to be the final product, and was not meant to be released publicly. He almost abandoned the project, but continued to work on the album shortly after the incident. A leak of the finalized version of the album surfaced on September 1, 2009.
The album's first single "Walkabout" was made available for streaming and download on 4AD's website. A music video was also produced for the song "Quick Canal." The video was directed by Flitz Vladich, and premiered on 4AD's website on October 19, 2009.
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Reception
''Logos'' received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Track listing
# "The Light That Failed" – 4:47
# "An Orchid" – 3:05
# " Walkabout" (featuring Noah Lennox) – 3:58
# "Criminals" – 2:55
# "Attic Lights" – 3:44 (featuring Sasha Vine)
# "Shelia" – 3:32
# "Quick Canal" (featuring Lætitia Sadier) – 8:38
# "My Halo" – 3:16
# "Kid Klimax" – 2:59
# "Washington School" – 3:25
# "Logos" – 3:28
# "Difference BT" - 5:12 (Japan Bonus Track)
# "St. Echo" - 3:16 (Japan Bonus Track)
# "Eros" - 4:30 (Japan Bonus Track)
# "Thanatos" - 1:26 (Japan Bonus Track)
Rough Trade EP
# "Ruben" (Traditional) – 3:23
# "Criminals" (Electronic) – 3:03
# "Kid Klimax" (Acoustic) – 4:33
# "Reminder" – 4:37
# "I Know I Will Escape" – 4:24
# "Nightwork" – 4:03
External links
Logos Press Release Note
References
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2009 albums
Bradford Cox albums
4AD albums