Bradford Cox: Difference between revisions

'''Atlas Sound''' is the name of a musical solo project of '''Bradford James Cox''', the lead singer of [[Atlanta]] five-piece [[Deerhunter]]. Cox was born in [[Athens, Georgia]] in 1982 and suffers from [[Marfan Syndrome]].<ref name=AtlasSoundSpace>{{cite web|title=MySpace: About Atlas Sound|accessdate=2007-07-26|work=Atlas Sound MySpace|url=http://www.myspace.com/bradfordcox}}</ref> The singer has released an album entitled ''[[Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel]]'' on indie-label [[Kranky]] to favorable reviews. In explaining his reasoning for a solo project, Cox has stated, "It's just that I have ideas that I can't make work with a five piece rock band...there's kind of this palette of sounds that I use that I don't necessarily get to use with Deerhunter".<ref name=PitchforkInterview>{{cite web|title=Deerhunter's Cox Talks LP3, Atlas Sound, Dresses|accessdate=2007-07-26|work=Pitchfork Media|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/42945-deerhunters-cox-talks-lp3-atlas-sound-dresses}}</ref> Cox has noted his heroes to be Cindy Wilson from [[The B-52's]] and Laura Carter from Athens punk band the Bar-B-Q Killers.<br>