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FUCK ART, LET’S DANCE! release debut album ‘Atlas’
“...melodies so crisp they ought to come foil-wrapped.” - NME
“...rapier-sharp indie-pop...” - The Line of Best Fit
FUCK ART, LET’S DANCE! release their debut album Atlas today via Audiolith. The album channels, youth, wonderment and discovery, about young hearts trading in security for the unknown - a life of possibilities and adventure - something we all yearn for.
Atlas has already picked up support from the likes of NME and The Line Of Best Fit, both giving the album the thumbs up.
To see what all the fuss is about, you can watch the sacrilicious video for 'We're Manicals!' on the official Audiolith YouTube channel.
You can also listen to and download their free album track "HOME" on Audiolith's SoundCloud page and watch the video on YouTube.
The band’s name - FUCK ART, LET’S DANCE! - speaks for itself. Whilst listening to Atlas you can imagine club kids from Dalston, London to Williamsburg, New York dancing carefree in the darkest, coolest corners of some of the best underground clubs, music pulsing, the band’s name emblazoned onto loose fitted vests, graffitied luminously across brick walls - FUCK ART, LET’S DANCE! have the capacity to start a movement.
FUCK ART, LET'S DANCE! also gave way two free downloads from their compilation We're Manicals! (Remixes), available now on iTunes, giving fans the opportunity to download and stream Deo & Zman's and Ostbahnof (FR)'s
interpretation of FUCK ART, LET'S DANCE!'s speaker shaking track 'We're Manicals!'.
Watch the video for the 'We're Manicals! (Leoniden Remix)' on YouTube or via the embed below.
Opening with title track ‘Atlas’, the band evoke the feeling of the joyous abandon of youth but FALD bring the intelligence of Foals whilst maintaining that edge. Progressing forward, a more electronic vibe seeps in with tracks like ‘Home’, channeling an early Friendly Fires sound. There’s a wistfulness about Atlas though, something that East India Youth fans will definitely find appealing but they never slow the pace, they aim to bring you up and keep you there right until the very last track.
Although Atlas is the band’s debut, they’ve been hard at work during their inception in 2009. FALD literally formed from a need to make people dance, tired of watching ‘gig zombies’ stand around at local live shows, they wanted to inspire people to move. Before they had even released a record, they played over 200 gigs earning a reputation for their upbeat, danceable performances. They soon found themselves flying across the Atlantic to SXSW, impressing audiences with their international sound, which led to their 2012 EP Lovers Arcade.
With Atlas, this addictive four-piece will make you dance, sweat and smile - they embody both the fun and introspective elements of youth and have translated them into thirteen perfect tracks.
Atlas is available now via Audiolith. You can buy it on iTunes.