So, why choose to start reviewing indie music with a single instead of a full album? Well, it either says something about my backwards-personality or it says something about the song.I'll just give you the answer: It says something about the song.
This band has impressed me in a couple ways. They reached the top of Alt-Nation's Top 18 without even releasing an album. Scratch that, they reached the top of Alt-Nation's Top 18 without even releasing an EP.
I'll tell you why the song works. Everything about it is so simple. The instrumentals are simple, but catchy. The lyrics are simple, but smart. Even their Facebook page is simple (their cover photo and profile picture are just "Atlas Genius - Trojans" on just white space and their posts hardly ever go over ten words). No music video. And no cost. Yeah, that's right, you can pick up the download for free on their website.
But I digress.
It's difficult to compose a song this simple and poignant, yet make it work without any other songs on an album or EP to back it up. Atlas Genius are plenty busy working on their first official EP and, though I eagerly wait for it, this one song will keep me plenty busy for a while (and I don't say that often--I'm definitely a listen-through-the-entire-album-from-start-to-finish type of guy).
Here's a great acoustic version for your listening pleasure:
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