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Member Since: 05/03/2005
Band Website: www.unluckyatlas.com
Band Members: Erica Burgner (Vocals/Autoharp), Terence Hannum (12 String guitar/vocals/4-track), Kelly (Cello), & Andre (Mandolin/Guitar/Violin)
Influences: His Hero is Gone, Low, One Eyed God Prophecy, The Church, Uranus, Sonic Youth, Movietone, godspeedyoublackemporer!, Fugazi, Drift, Nick Drake, Ire, Jean Ritchie, Califone, Black Sabbath & Leadbelly
Sounds Like: "These are gifted musicians folks …and ones who tell moving stories, providing an escape from the ordinary. There are elements of sadness, intelligence, adventure, and romance in their sound." (Stacy Sardelli, Babble and Beat.com)--------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------"It's pretty damn cool when a band can test the waters like this and come up with something of their own that sounds nothing like their influences, thus coming across as creative and original without losing its musicality or intrigue in a murk of experimentation." (Aversionline.com)------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------"I whole heartedly enjoyed every single aspect of this release. The music swept me off my feet and put me in a trance. The packaging is absolutely breathtaking and accompanies the music perfectly. If you can appreciate good music, no matter the genre tag you should love this because I absolutely connected with it." (Jeff Karbow, SicZine.com)------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------"Musically, I can’t help thinking what a welcome addition they would make to the Secret Eye roster, as they would slot easily into your collection alongside other neo-folk-based projects like Black Forest/Black Sea, Urdog, or Larkin Grimm." (Jeff Penczak, foxydigitalis.com)
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

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Live Review from Radio Free Chicago

Rock Plaza Central/Death Ships/Unlucky Atlas @ Schubas 4/1/2007RockplazacentralAfter a full day of reading silly April fools posts on Slashdot and xkcd, I was ready for what I though would be a seriou...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:40:00 GMT

Order our CD from AQUARIUS RECORDS

You can now order our CD from one of our favorite record shops, San Francisco's Aquarius. Here is what they had to say about it:"The sweet sound of mandolin charts the course for Unlucky Atlas. Sorry...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:28:00 GMT

Leicester Bangs (UK) Review

Unlucky Atlas - S/T (Self Released) Part instrumental, part song, Unlucky Atlas' EP / mini LP is an experiment which absorbs textures of cited influences as diverse as Nick Drake and Fugazi! Played in...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:46:00 GMT

New Review from the Illinois Entertainer

Unlucky Atlas makes intricate, interesting, and sometimes dissonant acoustic music with guitars, mandolin, fiddle, autoharp, and vocals that truly defies categorization. This is epic art folk that inc...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:40:00 GMT

Terrascope Online Review

Working out of Chicago, Unlucky Atlas play Gothic-Folk music on their self-titled album which is filled with grandiose moments, some beautifully arranged songs, that feature a whole array of stringed ...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:18:00 GMT

Aural Innovations Review

Unlucky Atlas - "s/t" (self-released EP, 2006)From Aural Innovations #35 (January 2007)Chicago's Unlucky Atlas are not easily categorized, which is certainly one of their strengths. While they prefer ...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:31:00 GMT

Loop.cl Review

Written by Guillermo Escudero miércoles, 03 enero 2007Unlucky Atlas, Unlucky Atlas, Hyde Park Records, 2This is the self-titled EP from this Chicago-based quartet formed by André Foisy [mandolin, gu...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:37:00 GMT

Obscure Sound Review

Here's a new review from Obscure Sound (LINK) Many would claim that Chicago is one of the most important birthplaces of alternative rock, with bands such as the Smashing Pumpkins, Smog, and Wilco rep...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:56:00 GMT

New Review from Psychadelic Folk.com

"The group adds power by using three acoustic guitars at once, sing with emotional vocal harmonies or affected, as a mourning ritual in song, with cello and fiddle and some mandolin, adding even more ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:42:00 GMT

Aversion Online Review

Review from Aversion Online (link) In the note accompanying this CD, a member of Unlucky Atlas referred to the quartet as "all older ex-hardcore kids", though you'd never really know it considering t...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:21:00 GMT