Logos (album)

Logos
Studio album by Atlas Sound
Released	October 20, 2009
Recorded	December 2007-June 2009
Genre	Ambient Indie rock
Length	43:47
Label	Kranky krank138 4AD CAD 2930
Producer	Bradford Cox
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Atlas Sound chronology
Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel (2008) Logos (2009) Parallax (2011) Rough Trade EP Artwork

Logos is the second studio album from ambient experimental project Atlas Sound. It was released on October 19, 2009, in Europe by 4AD, and on October 20 in the US by Kranky Records. The album features guest contributions from Noah Lennox (a.k.a. Panda Bear of Animal Collective) and Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier. Units ordered directly from Rough Trade came packaged with a bonus six-song EP of leftover material. The album reached #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart. The cover art is an image of Bradford Cox, who suffers from Marfan syndrome, 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.

Track listing

1. "The Light That Failed" – 4:47
2. "An Orchid" – 3:05
3. "Walkabout" (featuring Noah Lennox) – 3:58
4. "Criminals" – 2:55
5. "Attic Lights" – 3:44 (featuring Sasha Vine)
6. "Shelia" – 3:32
7. "Quick Canal" (featuring Laetitia Sadier) – 8:38
8. "My Halo" – 3:16
9. "Kid Klimax" – 2:59
10. "Washington School" – 3:25
11. "Logos" – 3:28
12. "Difference BT" - 5:12 (Japan Bonus Track)
13. "St. Echo" - 3:16 (Japan Bonus Track)
14. "Eros" - 4:30 (Japan Bonus Track)
15. "Thanatos" - 1:26 (Japan Bonus Track)

Rough Trade EP

1. "Ruben" (Traditional) – 3:23
2. "Criminals" (Electronic) – 3:03
3. "Kid Klimax" (Acoustic) – 4:33
4. "Reminder" – 4:37
5. "I Know I Will Escape" – 4:24
6. "Nightwork" – 4:03

External links

• Logos Press Release Note