Atolls (band)
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| genre = Surf rock
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| years_active = 2011-2014
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| spinoff_of = King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
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| past_members = Lucas Skinner, Sam Ingles, Oli Grinter
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Atolls was an Australian surf-rock{{efn|sometimes labeled as "fuzz-pop" due to their frequent usage of distortion{{cite web |last1=O'Dea |first1=Tom |title=Introducing Atolls |url=https://happymag.tv/introducing-atolls/ |website=Happy Magazine |access-date=28 January 2025}}}} trio from Geelong{{efn|Sometimes lumped together with Melbourne}} fronted by Lucas Skinner from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard alongside Sam Ingles and Oli Grinter that existed from 2011 to 2014.
History
Atolls was described as the leading surf-rock band coming out of the crowded Geelong surf-rock scene.{{cite web |last1=Narinli |first1=Celline |title=INTRODUCING: Atolls |url=http://whothehell.net/archives/tag/lucas-skinner |website=whothehell.net |access-date=28 January 2025}} Their debut singles; Mumble and Water, would be released as a joint b-side which won Time Off's "Single Of The Week."{{cite web |title=Atolls |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/atolls/ |website=ABC |access-date=28 January 2025}} Lucas is a strong supporter of preserving cassettes as a form of media, and advocated strongly for the bands music to be released on tape.{{cite web |title=Atolls – Lucas Skinner |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/atolls/ |website=Tone Deaf |publisher=Vinyl Group |access-date=29 January 2025}} Mumble and Water would later be released as part of the band's debut EP Hair Machine which was largely based on demos that Skinner created that fell outside King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's style. Inpress considered Hair Machine a potential "slacker anthem-of-the-year."
The band would release a second EP, New Dream, the following year described as a "mixture of high and earthy tones" and "laidback, garage goodness." In the buildup to its release the band released one of the EP's songs, Dwell Breaker as a single.{{cite web |last1=Tell |first1=Stephanie |title=Live Review: Atolls, The Demon Parade |url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/atolls-shebeen-bar-stephanie-tell/4Qzy9fT39vk/24-04-14 |website=The Music |access-date=29 January 2025}}
Style
The band was described as a middle ground between The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Dandy Warhols with a blend of psych-rock and surf-rock similar to The Black Lips. Near the end of the bands existence it was described as "criminally undervalued and perpetually overlooked."
Discography
=Singles=
- Dwell Breaker
- Mumble
- Water
- Worn
=EPs=
- Hair Machine (April 2013)
- New Dream (April 2014)
Legacy
Lucas reunited with Ingles to form Heavy Moss a psych-pop quartet.{{cite web |last1=Pearis |first1=Bill |title=Heavy Moss (ft King Gizzard's Lucas Harwood) prep debut album: watch the "Star" video |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/heavy-moss-ft-king-gizzards-lucas-harwood-prep-debut-album-watch-the-star-video/ |website=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=28 January 2025}}
Notes
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References
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{{Heavy Moss}}
{{King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard}}
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Category:King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Category:Musical groups from Melbourne
Category:Musical groups established in 2011
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2014
Category:2011 establishments in Australia
Category:2014 disestablishments in Australia
Category:Surf rock music groups