Photo Atlas
by Tim Wenger
photo credit: SvetJPhotograpy
Popular Denver indie/alt rockers the Photo Atlas are dropping a new album entitled Stuck in a Honey Trap on February 8 at the Hi Dive. Recorded at Silo Sound in Aurora, the record is the best Denver has seen so far in this young year, and the bands in our scene will be hard pressed to put out a competitive match to what the Photo Atlas did with the record (for CMB’s review, see the A-Sides section).
“It’s been a long process,” says front man Alan Andrews. “We’ve been working on it the last couple years, and touring a lot in between has been the problem. We kinda took the last four or five months, and were like ‘We gotta do this, we can’t keep touring on the records we had before.’”
This is the first record with the group for current drummer Josh Taylor, and drums were the selling point for Silo Sound. “They have a real big, nice drum room,” says Andrews. “I’m a real stickler about how the drums sound.” Jeff Kanan and Nick Sullivan pushed the guys in the right direction with the record. “They know about the history of our band and know what we wanted to do.”
Since their inception in 2005, the group has put out two records prior to Stuck in a Honey Trap. Their first full-length, No, Not Me, Never, landed them a brief stint with Merrifield Records, and they toured extensively behind the album. 2009 saw the guys on stage over 200 times. In support of the new record, they will be hitting the road just after the album is out, touring through the mid west, west coast, and then heading down to South by Southwest in Austin, TX.
The guys made a video for the song “Memory Like a Sinking Ship” which can be seen on YouTube by searching for the Photo Atlas.
For those who aren’t familiar with the band’s rich history, they formed in California, and found their way to the 303 when their guitarist made the decision to move to Denver. They began hanging out at the Hi Dive, meeting people in the scene, and putting their music out, to the point now where they, through broad touring and constant playing around town, have become an integral and respected part of the local rock scene. They have fans all around the country, and like most bands with any kind of longevity, they are driven by the memories that playing music creates.
“What’s kept us going is how much fun it is,” says Andrews. “I’ve always figured as soon as the fun runs out then it’s time to call it quits. We’re just trying to have fun, and trying to get out there and get people to have fun with us.” Pick up the album on Spotify, iTunes, or grab a physical copy at a show.
Online: facebook.com/thephotoatlas
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