Atlas Road Crew is an American alternative rock-southern rock band based in Charleston, South Carolina. It was founded in 2011 by Taylor Nicholson (vocals, guitar), Dave Beddingfield (guitar), Max Becker (bass guitar), Bryce James (piano), and Patrick Drohan (drums) while they were attending the University of South Carolina.[1]
Atlas Road Crew | |
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 Atlas Road Crew in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Columbia, South Carolina, US |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members |
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| Website | atlasroadcrew |
History
editIn October 2012, Atlas Road Crew released their first studio effort Atlas Road Crew. The EP features five tracks produced by Mark Bryan of Hootie and The Blowfish recorded in Charleston, South Carolina. In February 2014, the group performed at Michele Clark's 16th annual Sunset Sessions alongside Needtobreathe, John Butler Trio, Vance Joy, Augustana, Ziggy Marley, and many more.[2]
In February 2015, Atlas Road Crew released their first full-length studio effort, Halfway to Hopkins, independently. The album featured 10 new tracks. Four songs were produced by Rick Beato (Needtobreathe, Shinedown, Trey Anastasio); four tracks by Cory Plaugh; and two tracks by Jay Clifford. Halfway to Hopkins was recorded in Atlanta, Columbia, and Charleston.[3] The band released its song Voices as a teaser to the album.[4]
In June 2014, Atlas Road Crew appeared at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.[5] Later that summer, the band had its first TV song placement in MTV's Finding Carter with its song Bottom of Love.[6]
The group was named one of LiveMusicDaily.com's top 25 artists to see in 2015.[7] In a July 2015 album review, Relix Magazine said Atlas Road Crew showcases their "penchant for tight, punchy, Southern alt-rock" in album "Halfway to Hopkins".[8]
In 2016, the band went on a 31-date European tour with visits to Germany, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Slovakia, and Belgium. They returned to the U.S. in March, supported acts such as The Drive By Truckers and Hootie & The Blowfish, and performed at Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Michigan.[citation needed]
In early 2017, Atlas Road Crew released a new single entitled My Own Way which was co-written with Steven Fiore (Young Mister).
Discography
edit- Atlas Road Crew (EP, 2012)
- Halfway to Hopkins (2015)
Band members
edit- Taylor Nicholson – lead vocals
- Dave Beddingfield – lead guitar
- Patrick Drohan – drums
- Max Becker – bass
- Bryce James – piano, organ, vocals
References
edit- ^ "Atlas Road Crew Biography". Atlas Road Crew. February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "Sunset Sessions 2014". Sunset Sessions. February 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "Atlas Road Crew Releases Single". Charleston City Paper. October 8, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "New Music From Atlas Road Crew". SceneSC. October 14, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Wakarusa 2014 Lineup". Wakarusa Music Festival. January 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "Finding Carter Episode 8". MTV. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Who to look out for in 2015". Live Music Daily. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Atlas Road Crew Halfway to Hopkins". Relix Magazine. July 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
External links
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- Official website
- Atlas Road Crew discography at Discogs
- Atlas Road Crew at Last.fm