''Logos'' is the second studio album from ambient experimental project
Atlas Sound. 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
Noah Benjamin Lennox (born July 17, 1978), also known by his moniker Panda Bear, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founding member of the band Animal Collective. In addition to his work with that group, Le ...
(a.k.a. Panda Bear of
Animal Collective) and
Stereolab
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's
Lætitia Sadier
Lætitia Sadier (born 6 May 1968, sometimes known as Seaya Sadier) is a French musician, best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. In 1996, while Stereolab was still active, she formed the side project Monade. ...
. 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 has
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
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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
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, 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
Walkabout is a rite of passage in Australian Aboriginal society, during which males undergo a journey during adolescence, typically ages 10 to 16, and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months to make the spiritual and traditiona ...
" (featuring Noah Lennox
Noah Benjamin Lennox (born July 17, 1978), also known by his moniker Panda Bear, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founding member of the band Animal Collective. In addition to his work with that group, Le ...
) – 3:58
# "Criminals" – 2:55
# "Attic Lights" – 3:44 (featuring Sasha Vine)
# "Shelia" – 3:32
# "Quick Canal" (featuring Lætitia Sadier
Lætitia Sadier (born 6 May 1968, sometimes known as Seaya Sadier) is a French musician, best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. In 1996, while Stereolab was still active, she formed the side project Monade. ...
) – 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