It has become extremely difficult to point out exactly where Bradford Cox's strengths lie. Between his affective and disorienting work with post-punk noise-rockers, Deerhunter, and his spacey solo project, Atlas Sound, he has shown a breadth and dedication to his craft far beyond many of his contemporaries. His latest release under the pseudonym Atlas Sounds, Logos, is the summation of a life full of disconnect, adventure and genuine gratitude. Opening track ""The Light That Failed"" begins as a soupy mess of loops, Cox's voice rising up from the mess and beginning the coagulation into ""An Orchid,"" a track punctuated with noxiously lazy guitars and atmospheric vocals.
Logos is, at times, pronounced and sure of itself, as well as an amorphous canvas for the sonic whims of Cox. What Cox does so well on Logos is seamlessly integrate electronics with the human element, each blip and reverb pang creating an ethereal blend of digital and analog. Not to mention the album features ""Walkabout,"" a four-minute romp through the world of unfulfilled expectations with Animal Collective member Noah Lennox, that could possibly be the smoothest, best-executed pop song of the year.
