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Without warning 2009 proved a year of progression, growth and change for UK trio Lower Than Atlantis. Since January, when
LTA were halfway throughthe touring cycle for their fledgling E.P ‘Bretton’, the Watford based band have gone through no
less than three bassists and two drummers - not tomention, most significantly, a musical rebirth of Goliathian proportions.
With the instability of their line-up threatening a return to the ‘real world’ for the band, Lower Than Atlantis’ creative core -
vocalist/guitarist Mike Duce andguitarist Ben Sansom – were pushed into a ...read more
Without warning 2009 proved a year of progression, growth and change for UK trio Lower Than Atlantis. Since January, when
LTA were halfway throughthe touring cycle for their fledgling E.P ‘Bretton’, the Watford based band have gone through no
less than three bassists and two drummers - not tomention, most significantly, a musical rebirth of Goliathian proportions.
With the instability of their line-up threatening a return to the ‘real world’ for the band, Lower Than Atlantis’ creative core -
vocalist/guitarist Mike Duce andguitarist Ben Sansom – were pushed into a cocoon of forced introspection and reflection.
Fortunately, the encroaching danger that their beloved bandmight be collapsing around them had an unexpectedly positive
effect on the young songwriters, as the twosome found themselves reconnecting with theirtruest musical influences and
taking stock of the harsh reality that was fast surrounding them – a UK in the clutches of recession: its youth bored, in
debtand out of work.
Simultaneously re-inspired, angered and afraid, Lower Than Atlantis recruited drummer Eddy Thrower and set about creating
their debut full lengthalbum ‘Far Q’, a collection of songs that sees the trio completing an unintended but wholly positive
metamorphosis.
Creatively inspired by such eclectic artists as Nirvana, Rival Schools, Go It Alone, Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins,
Sonic Youth and Blink 182, ‘Far Q’is a powerhouse of urgency and punk catharsis seamlessly blended with seriously infectious
melody and reverence for the simple, persuasive power of ‘TheSong’. And atop it all sit Mike Duce’s lyrical narratives, self.
reflective and cunningly observational in equal measure, simultaneously elegiac and brimmingwith fervent wit. One moment
you’ll nod with vigorous agreement as he lambastes generational apathy on ‘Down With The Kidz’ or ‘I’m Not Bulimic (I
JustWanted To See How Far I Could Stick My Fingers Down My Throat)’, the next you’ll grin ear to ear as ‘A/S/L?’ or lead
single ‘Taping Songs Off The Radio’offer up wry commentaries for life on the Internet - but, before you know it, you’re staring
into the wide open veins of ‘Face Full Of Scars’ and the album’stitle track.
‘Far Q’ is the sound of Lower Than Atlantis playing and purging like their lives depended on it – three guys playing for the love
of music, playing forthemselves, and in the process creating a striking partnership of music and message that is set to strike
a chord with many.
Honest and tragicomic, versatile and enigmatic, Lower Than Atlantis are the sound you can’t quite put your finger on, ‘Far Q’
their calling card. Here’s tonew beginnings. « hide |
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