The Photo Atlas

!!!BIO!!!
The Photo Atlas are the young Einsteins of the cacophonous dance party. Their dynamic post-punk tinged dance jams brings any audience their feet. The group’s music blends the angularity and drive of Fugazi, the gut-punch of At The Drive-In and the infectiousness of Bloc Party all into one explosive little package. Hard to believe the act is rooted in Denver, CO, far removed from the hip burgeoning scenes of the more familiar musical Meccas.The Photo Atlas came together only four years ago, self-releasing the Ways You Once Thought Were A Short Cut EP in the winter of 2003. Their adrenaline packed live shows seduced the ears, eyes and imagination of local Denver club owners. It didn’t take long before the group caught the instant attention of Morning After Records, who released the original version of the act’s first full length, No, Not Me, Never, in 2004. Over the course of the next year, the band toured across the US, including an opportunity to showcase before music industry executives at the reputable SXSW festival in Austin, TX. It was there where Stolen Transmission Records (based in New York) immediately fell in love with their distinct sound, inked a deal with the band and welcomed The Photo Atlas to their roster in 2006. Stolen Transmission re-released No, Not Me, Never with three additional songs, in early 2007.Since then, The Photo Atlas continues to prove their diligence through music. Their highly acclaimed No, Not Me, Never continues to receive rave reviews and has saturated the college radio market. They have been touring relentlessly, playing packed clubs to high profile music festivals all across the country. Currently, they’re in the preliminary writing stages for their next release, sure to outdo anything they’ve done before. The Photo Atlas has made it their mission to get their music heard worldwide, proving to all that if the music isn’t fun, what’s the point?
!!!NEWS!!!
June 1st
So we're about to leave on tour to the west coast with local H. We're all really stoked for the tour. It's just a couple weeks but we absolutely love the west coast. And good news, we moved out of our parents basements and into a band house. It's not nice but it's perfect for writing. we decided the best way to write a new record was to just get a crappy place we can all live together and just play at anytime we feel inspired to do so. which has worked like a charm.
We spent the last two weeks hammering out new songs getting ready to go into the studio, which we'll be doing following the mile high music festival in July. which is gonna be badass i advise everyone to go to it, tom petty, dave mathews band, rodrigo y gabrielle, just to name a few of the bands playing. it should be epic. but.... the day after we play (july 21st) we'll be heading out to baltimore to record. so yes, it's in the works.
We had a hand full of colorado shows while we were home and we had a ton of fun thanks to everyone in colorado for coming out to our shows/parties and making it such an awesome and supportive home for us. we're still fighting the good fight and trying to make a good name for the denver/ colorado music scene by maintaining our hard working attitude. we hope that people pick up on that, if not we'll just keep playing.
Hey! and everyone check out our upcoming west coast tour dates and be sure to make it out to the shows after that we'll be buckling down at home for awhile to finish writing.
-Alan TPA

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"one of twenty-two underground bands that likely won't stay underground for long." Alternative Press
"The Photo Atlas sports an aggressive indie punk sound... a frenetic Brit rock dance punk amalgam, a blazing cross between Fugazi and Gang of Four." - Amplifier
"No, Not Me, Never is like asking for a large pack of angular riffs with a super-sized side of dance beats." - Pastepunk
"No, Not Me, Never is by far one of the year’s finest discs... The effect is seismic on the dance floor." - Westword
"Sharp-edged post-punk a la Franz Ferdinand and The Rapture is at its most vulnerable in the Photo Atlas." - ABC News
"sounds like the love child of Ima Robot and The Used. No, Not Me, Never is fused frazzled guitars."-Spin.com
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