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Deerhunter vocalist's solo project Atlas Sound delivers some technical and musical magic on his newest full length Parallax. Each track arrives and departs with maturity and patience, traversing a route not unlike The The in its heyday, replete with erudite vocals from Bradford Cox that quietly mutate from Death From Above 1979's Sebastien Grainger to U2's Bono. Closing the album with one of the best tracks, Lightsworks, assures repeated plays and signal that this cat knows what he is doing. For those parts of the planet with discernible changes of season, Parallax is a welcome record for our darkening days.
01. The Shakes
02. Amplifiers
03. Te Amo
04. Parallax
05. Modern Aquatic Nightsongs
06. Mona Lisa
07. Praying Man
08. Doldrums
09. My Angel Is Broken
10. Terra Incognita
11. Flagstaff
12. Nightworks
Scotland's Glasvegas have created another Bono friendly release with their newest LP Euphoric Heartbreak, showing that they are prepared for the same massive venues to which U2 has become accustomed. The vocalist tells a variety of stories within the songs, two regarding homosexuality, and frequently explodes from his heavy Glaswegian accent into stadium sized warbled vocals. A similar vocal affectation is shared by their namesake group Your Vegas, who were mentored by global superstars Duran Duran during their 2005 tour. After repeated listens, it seems that "You" and "Shine Like Stars" are the only truly mesmerizing tracks on this long player.
