Eastbourne, East Sussex’s The Atlas Project is the solo undertaking of Dale Gorham, whose debut record EP, is a five-track journey through pop rock, indie, punk and more. The music comes bursting right off the gates with an energetic and hard-hitting sound. Gorham pretty much handles all the instrumentation himself. He collaborates with John Mitchell to give life to some of the tracks with his gritty and emotional vocals.
EP begins with “Tuning In,” which is around a ten second introduction as Gorham dials you in. Up next is “Masquerade (ft. John Mitchell),” where some fuzzy guitars light up the sounds here. Once Mitchell’s vocals come in, the gritty and hard rock vibes of the track is obvious. I was also getting some punk from the energies here. I thought Mitchell’s voice was perfect for this kind of music. A sauntering drumming beat comes in alongside some bass on “Ghosts.” Gradually, a wall of guitars arrives. This track took on more notes of prog rock as Gorham tunes in for a more sprawling approach to the music. The music takes its time with absolutely no rushing to the sounds. Some sparse melodic guitars enter at the start of “Broken Wishing Well (ft. John Mitchell).” Next, a drumming beat comes through for a rock vibe. This song felt more like a slow burn as the rock sounds meandered on. Eventually, the momentum grows for a driven and emotional rock finish. Some stripped back guitars highlight the sounds on “Everything’s Okay.” The sparse riffs continue for a while. Next, what sounds like xylophones come in for some unique instrumentation. After that, the pulse to the music grows for a driven rock sound. The melee of guitars is contagious. This seemed to be a great way for the artist to send listeners off. There’s a good amount of pop rock, punk and powerpop energy that will have a lot of fans of the ’90s and ‘00s relishing in the great sounds on this record. I think with what Gorham has done here, he manages to revitalize a bygone era of music, going on to further the genres and giving his own unique takes to the music. A mainly solo project, though I think Gorham has done a good job so far, it might better help flesh out the sound if he decides to enlist the help of other musicians onto the project. This might be food for thought later, but in the meantime, what he has here definitely sounds great! This is a good start and I look forward to seeing more from the artist.
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