Atlas: Dis/Connect
Atlas is my favorite Delaware band. The competition isn't exactly stiff, but these dudes still win hands down. So I guess it's a testament to my laziness that they play in and around my neighborhood so often and I haven't seen them in over a year. To be fair, I've been to shows where they played, I just showed up too late to see them. I guess it's a testament to my lack of punctuality too... anyway, Atlas played the WVUD Radiothon show a few weeks back with My Friends and The Walkmen. Again, I showed up too late and only caught the last minute of Atlas' set. This story has two points:
1. I really need to get my shit together
2. Atlas and My Friends sold a split CD at the show for $1 and it's puuurdy good.
Here's Atlas' contribution to the split:
Atlas - Dis/Connect
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if you are from delaware, you are into music, and you still give the same old line about how de's music scene sucks, it means you're not paying attention and you get your info about delaware music from Spark. I haven't seen you at a show since the 700 club.
-nate j
-nate j
sorry that sounds bitchy I just wanted to say that de has a lot of stiff competition. very stiff. rock hard, if you will, which I am, right now.
sorry that sounded bitchy I just wanted to say that de has a lot of stiff competition. very very stiff. rock hard, if you will, which I am, right now.
You're right, Nate. That wasn't supposed to be an insult to other DE bands in general, just the ones that I consider to be in the same genre as Atlas. Specifically, I mean "pop" bands. Who's that leave? Diego Paulo? My Friends? What used to be Buffalo? I like all of the bands too, I was just saying the pool is fucking shallow. Too shallow if you ask me. I love Come On, Homewreckers, as I loved Two Dads, as I love Big Girl and Holy Dirt, and Ape, etc. I just don't consider those bands to be in the same vein as Atlas. Aside from Big Girl, which you could call "post-rock," I'd say a lot of the other DE bands are on the side of heavier rock. It's not really pop. That's not a bad thing, it's just different than what Atlas does. You, Nate Jaffe, write some amazing riffs and hooks, but your bands sound is way more washed out in distortion. That's NOT a negative things. It's just different. And while I love your band as much as Atlas, I wouldn't say the two sound the same.
Correction: It wasn't intended to insult anyone in a DE band, just a comment on how there's generally only a handful of good bands who play house shows and such. Other than that there's just shitty college bands who play deer park and kildare's all the time. If I wanted to insult anyone it was them. But, again, I didn't want to be insulting, it was just poorly worded commentary.
there is no pop in newark which is fucking dumb. really there is a jam band scene, which is vomit, and a punk scene, which has produced a few worthy tunes.
these guys are probably the best pop band, and they are pretty boring.
big girl, homewreckers, ape, joe b ... those guys are on it, but good newark music is pretty one dimensional....
these guys are probably the best pop band, and they are pretty boring.
big girl, homewreckers, ape, joe b ... those guys are on it, but good newark music is pretty one dimensional....
atlas is a pop band? they sure ain't punk, but i don't know if i'd go as far as "pop."
Atlas is "pop" more than most other DE bands. What else do you want me to call it? They're a "rock" band if you want to accept that term, but they also have a more accessible sound with some hooky, sing-alongy vocals and lyrics. Call it whatever you want. I'm not getting into a semantics argument over genres and styles of music because it's fucking stupid. DONE.
i vote weed jesus for best de band.
bnb needs to sponsor the most epic battle of the bands evar!! winner takes delaware!! loser gets jeered mercilessly!
Someone please comment on another post and say something positive. This shit's harshin' my buzzzz.
I grew up in the DE scene, and still actively participate in it. However, I've also been lucky enough to tour around, and see other small town scenes all over the country. For the size of Newark, we have the best scene I've ever seen. Even when I've lived in cities like Philly, Chicago, and LA, I've missed it. Long live DE music!
SMOKE FUCKIN' WEED!
-JP
-JP
