A few days ago, Deerhunter's Bradford Cox released his second studio album as Atlas Sound, called Logos. Just for the record, "logos" is a term used in philosophy, which basically means the natural order of the cosmos – and that somehow helps you to get an idea about the complexity of this album before listening to it.
Your expectations prove to be correct after you start to play it. The Light That Failed has a rather simple instrumental, mixed with hypnotic electronic sounds. Cox's soft voice, which repeats obsessively (without becoming annoying) the words from the title, makes this track even more sober. The electronic part doesn't stand out that much on the rest of the album; Cox preferred to stick with the acoustic part mostly, and it turned out to be a very good choice.
Even if you might believe this means songs are simple, this isn't actually the case. The simplicity is only apparent. That's why it takes some time for you to manage to concentrate on the lyrics, as you tend to focus on the sound in the first place. However, I'd like to say it's worth it. Lyrically as well as musically, this album is a journey between the frail human states of mind and feelings. Take as an example tracks like Quick Canal (an excellent collaboration with Lætitia Sadier, ex-Stereolab), My Halo, or An Orchid, which give you such feelings, that they actually become indescribable.
Actually, I'd say that "indescribable" is an adjective that applies to the album as a whole. After you listened to it, you feel like you just woke up from a long and complicated dream. You know it was something beautiful and unique, but you just can't remember anything than fragments, which melt little by little in your mind. Don't feel sorry – now the dream can start again.
*photo courtesy of Kranky Records.
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