Three continents converging into one post-colonial powerhouse, taking their name from an obscure mountain range in northern Africa, Western Australia-based indie-rock band, the Atlas Mountains, are gaining a lot of attention on both sides of the equator. 'Doves meets Drones could be an appropriate epithet here' declared taste-making Triple J radio announcer Vijay Khurana. 'A wild and weary sound and a voice that paces in cramped circles, over and over. Beautiful.'
Over the past three years the lads have developed a reputation for their powerful sweat-soaked live performances around Perth and Fremantle, and have slowly built up a small but cultishly-devoted following on the internet
An ocean currently separates the Mountains, but this quintet is not fazed by geography. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, to Nottingham Forrest, to the coast of the Indian Ocean; this is a band formed from all corners of the world, and a band ready to conquer all places in between