Atlas Genius

This Adelaide, Australia-based indie band has recently signed with Warner Bros. Records, which will release its debut EP, Through The Glass, on June 12th. The three-song collection will include Atlas Genius' breakout hit "Trojans," which had sold more than 45,000 downloads in the U.S. alone before the band was even signed. The band members are currently at work in their home studio on their full-length debut, which is due out this fall.

"Trojans" was named an iTunes "Single of the Week" in Australia and New Zealand. Stateside, things blew up in early 2012 for Atlas Genius, despite minimal promotional efforts from the unsigned band. "Trojans" spent four consecutive weeks at #1 on the listener-generated Alt-18 countdown of SiriusXM's Alt-Nation while single sales skyrocketed past 45,000 and an acoustic video of "Trojans" premiered on MTV2 and the home pages of MTV, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Hive and MTV Buzzworthy. Finally, after months of communicating with numerous record labels via Skype, Atlas Genius came to the U.S. in February 2012 for meetings and, ultimately, they chose to sign with Warner Bros. Records.

The three-track Through The Glass - produced, engineered and mixed by the band in their home studio - captures Atlas Genius' singular combination of sophisticated musicality and warm, wistful spirit. In addition to "Trojans," it features the shimmering "Symptoms" and "Back Seat," which blends its pulsing bass throb with a sweetly infectious beat and tender vocals that alternately soar and sigh.

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