Attlas

Born in Toronto,{{Cite web |title=Interview: Canadian producer Attlas explores the limitless possibilities of electronic dance music {{!}} Curated |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/interview-canadian-producer-attlas-explores-the-limitless-possibilities-of-electronic-dance-music |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=dailyhive.com |language=en}} Hartford grew up surrounded by a variety of musical influences, including New Orleans jazz, Beethoven, hip-hop, and hard rock. After moving to Detroit, he learned to play a piano that was left in the basement of his home and began composing his own music. Later, an interest in electronic music was fostered by listening to productions from Matt Lange, Deadmau5, and various artists from Warp Records.{{Cite web|title=The Nocturnal Times Exclusive Interview: ATTLAS {{!}} The Nocturnal Times|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/the-nocturnal-times-exclusive-interview-attlas/|access-date=2017-08-25|website=Thenocturnaltimes.com|date=21 April 2016 |language=en-US}} Before releasing his own music under the name Attlas, Hartford worked on film scores with composer Trevor Morris.

Hartford self-released a remix he had made of the Deadmau5 song "Aural Psynapse" in November 2014, which almost immediately gained attention and led to rumors being spread about the identity of the producer. Thanks to this positive attention Hartford decided to send his music to mau5trap, who signed him.{{Cite news|title=An Interview With DJ, Producer and Deadmau5 Protégé ATTLAS|language=en-us|work=Magnetic Magazine|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2016/09/interview-dj-producer-deadmau5-protege-attlas/|access-date=2017-08-25}}{{Cite web|title=Who In the World is ATTLAS?|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/attlas-canada-interview-2015/|access-date=2017-08-25|website=Noisey|language=en-ca}} He said the moniker "ATTLAS" was a mask that he could put on to assume a new identity and separate his music from his personal self. The name was chosen both because the ambiguity would allow him to cover a variety of sounds, and because of the influence that physical and emotional geographies, histories, and stories have on his writing.{{Cite web |date=2016-12-05 |title=ATTLAS goes in-depth on his Storyline live tour, volume 2 and more |url=https://thedjlist.com/news/attlas-storyline-live-tour-music/ |access-date=2021-08-20 |website=The DJ List {{!}} Learn about DJs around the world |language=en}}

During the period when Hartford's songs were first released on mau5trap, a rumor circulated online that Attlas was a side project of Joel Zimmerman aka Deadmau5 akin to the Testpilot moniker Zimmerman debuted also in 2014.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-07 |title=Mixmag {{!}} DEADMAU5 JOINS RICHIE HAWTIN'S LABEL UNDER TESTPILOT ALIAS |url=http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/deadmau5-joins-richie-hawtins-label-under-testpilot-alias |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307065224/http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/deadmau5-joins-richie-hawtins-label-under-testpilot-alias |archive-date=2014-03-07 |access-date=2021-08-21}}{{Cite web |last=Dix |first=Michael |date=2015-04-30 |title=ATTLAS' True Identity Finally Revealed |url=http://www.youredm.com/2015/04/30/attlas-true-identity-finally-revealed/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Your EDM}} Some even theorized that the name was a reference to the video game Bioshock and was a clue to the secret nature of the project.{{Cite news |date=2014-12-13 |title=New Mau5trap Artist Could Be A Deadmau5 Side Project |language=en-US |work=EDM.com |url=http://edm.com/articles/2014/12/13/mau5trap-attlas-deadmau5-side-project |url-status=dead |access-date=2017-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825231632/http://edm.com/articles/2014/12/13/mau5trap-attlas-deadmau5-side-project |archive-date=2017-08-25}} Although he mentioned his first name in some interviews, the true identity of Attlas was not fully known until Pete Tong revealed it on his Evolution broadcast on iHeartRadio.{{Cite news |date=2017-06-09 |title=Mau5trap's ATTLAS Just Released A Dreamy New Single & We've Got the Details [INTERVIEW] |language=en-US |work=EDM.com |url=http://edm.com/articles/2017/6/9/attlas-what-you-do-to-me |access-date=2017-08-25}} Tong said "There's been a sneaky suspicion that he's deadmau5 in disguise. However I can now reveal that he's a fellow Canadian producer called Jeff Hartford."{{Cite web |date=29 April 2015 |title=Identity of ATTLAS finally revealed - Dancing Astronaut |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/04/identity-attlas-finally-revealed/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en}}

Speaking about the beginning of his career and how fans assumed he was an alias of deadmau5, Hartford said:{{Cite news |date=2016-11-30 |title=ATTLAS twists EDM using classical techniques on Bloom |language=en |work=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly |url=https://www.straight.com/music/838276/attlas-twists-edm-using-classical-techniques-bloom |access-date=2017-08-25}}

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| quote = "When I sent my music to deadmau5's label and he chose to release it, people started assuming that my music was actually his side project... That response was such a big compliment to me... because Joel has always been a huge inspiration. But while it was fun for a bit, I suddenly thought about how I had to start being Jeff, so that I wasn't being disrespectful to the brand that deadmau5 has built over the years."

}}In 2015, Hartford released the singles "Scarlett",{{Cite web |date=3 March 2015 |title=ATTLAS - Scarlett (Original Mix) - Dancing Astronaut |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/03/attlas-scarlett-original-mix/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en}} "Wastaga"{{Cite web |date=26 July 2015 |title=ATTLAS - Wastaga (Original Mix) - Dancing Astronaut |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/07/attlas-wastaga/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en}} and "Beside".{{Cite web |date=5 August 2015 |title=ATTLAS - Beside - Dancing Astronaut |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/08/attlas-beside/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en}} These tracks were later included in a femme fatale-inspired EP trilogy consisting of Siren EP,{{Cite web |date=31 March 2015 |title=ATTLAS brings a stunning 7-track EP to mau5trap - Dancing Astronaut |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/03/attlas-siren-ep-review/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en}} Scene EP{{Cite magazine |title=ATTLAS Premieres 'Scene' EP Opener 'Batch': Exclusive |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6656620/attlas-scene-ep-batch-exclusive |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2017-08-25}} and Sin EP{{Cite web |date=24 November 2015 |title=ATTLAS releases 'Sin' EP as final installment of his 2015 EP trilogy - Dancing Astronaut |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/11/attlas-releases-sin-ep-final-installment-2015-ep-trilogy/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en}} released through mau5trap throughout the year alongside an official release of his "Aural Psynapse" remix.{{Cite web |title=ATTLAS |url=https://www.insomniac.com/artist/attlas |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Insomniac.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Larson |first=Erik |date=2018-12-16 |title=ATTLAS Evolves on the Phenomenal 'Charcoal Halo' EP [Review] |url=https://edmidentity.com/2018/12/16/attlas-charcoal-halo-ep-review/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=EDM Identity |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Release "Aural Psynapse (ATTLAS remix)" by deadmau5 - MusicBrainz |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/3a6b21fb-0670-47f8-b4f3-4c09fe7c718c |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=musicbrainz.org}} Collaborators on these EPs included Kristian Attard on the song "Batch", Charlie Thorpe on "Jagged", and Chelsea Jade on "Parallel Lines".{{Cite web |last=Medved |first=Matt |date=2015-08-06 |title=ATTLAS Premieres ‘Scene’ EP Opener ‘Batch’: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/attlas-scene-ep-batch-exclusive-6656620/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} Hartford also performed his first live shows under the name Attlas in June.

In February 2016, Hartford joined other mau5trap label artists on the MAU5HAX BU5 TOUR across the United States.{{Cite web|last=Mancino|first=Mark|date=2016-02-26|title=Mau5trap Presents MAU5HAX BU5 TOUR at Treehouse Miami on March 20|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/mau5trap-presents-mau5hax-bu5-tour-at-treehouse-miami-on-march-20/|access-date=2021-08-21|website=The Nocturnal Times|language=en-US}} He then released the single "Aspen" in April.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2016/04/attlas-aspen-original-mix/|title=ATTLAS - Aspen (Original Mix)|website=Dancingastronaut.com|date=3 April 2016|language=en|access-date=2017-08-25}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/ATTLAS-New-Single-Aspen-Out-Now-On-deadmau5-mau5trap-20160401|title=ATTLAS New Single 'Aspen' Out Now On deadmau5' mau5trap|author=BWW News Desk|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en}} After a brief hiatus, he released another single, "Ryat", in June ahead of the full Bloom EP,{{Cite magazine|title=ATTLAS Warps Traditional Summer Anthem Sounds on Darkly Delicious "Ryat": Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7416417/attlas-new-song-ryat|access-date=2017-08-25}} a self-described collection of calm, fresh air and vocal collaborations.{{cite tweet |author=ATTLAS |author-link=ATTLAS |user=attlas |number=1414659061862354949 |date=2021-07-12 |title=@stealingchairs @LiveNiteEvents Bloom was really special, a calm fresh air ep and some of my favourite vocal collabs |language=en |access-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202031534/https://twitter.com/attlas/status/1414659061862354949 |archive-date=2022-12-02 |url-status=live}} The EP saw general praise, and the track "I Need You More" was recognized on Billboard's Top 25 Relaxing & Calming Songs to Chill To playlist in 2017.{{Cite magazine|last=Rishty|first=David|date=2017-10-10|title=Top 25 Relaxing & Calming Songs to Chill to|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/relaxing-music-playlist-calming-chill-songs-edm-2017/|access-date=2021-11-20|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}} Later in 2016, Hartford was named in Billboard's "One to Watch"{{Cite web |last=Mushaka |first=Melissa |date=2016-08-28 |title=ATTLAS And His Road To Creative-Uncharted-Territory! |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/attlas-and-his-road-to-creative-uncharted-territory_us_57bfdb47e4b06384eb3ef66b |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Huffington Post |language=en-US}} and released the song "Blood Work" in November.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2016/11/da-premiere-attlas-blood-work-feat-chelsea-jade/|title=DA Premiere: ATTLAS - Blood Work - Dancing Astronaut|website=Dancingastronaut.com|date=11 November 2016|language=en|access-date=2017-08-25}} At the end of 2016, Hartford embarked on a seven show tour across Canada and the United States to promote the second installment of his Storyline mix series and closed the year out by giving away the song "Thanks" for free to his SoundCloud followers as a way of expressing gratitude for his fans.{{Cite web|title=Thanks (free download)|url=https://soundcloud.com/attlas/thanks|website=Soundcloud.com|language=en|access-date=2021-11-20}}

In 2017, Hartford released the singles "Frost",{{Cite web |date=19 February 2017 |title=Attlas delivers glowing work, 'Frost' - Dancing Astronaut |url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2017/02/attlas-delivers-glowing-work-frost/ |access-date=2017-08-25 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en}} "Further",{{Cite news |date=2017-05-03 |title=ATTLAS - Further - EDMTunes |language=en-US |work=EDMTunes |url=http://www.edmtunes.com/2017/05/attlas-further/ |access-date=2017-08-25}} and "What You Do To Me".{{Cite news |title=ATTLAS's captivating new release 'What You Do To Me' |url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/press-releases/170612-attlass-captivating-new-release|website=Radioandmusic.com |access-date=2017-08-25}} A collaboration with deadmau5 titled "bad at titles" was included on mau5trap's We are Friends, Vol. 6 compilation and received positive attention.{{Cite news |date=2017-03-30 |title=Deadmau5 Shows Off His Darker Side With Brand New ATTLAS Collaboration! |language=en-US |work=The Bangin Beats |url=http://thebanginbeats.com/2017/03/deadmau5-attlas-bad-at-titles-original-mix/ |access-date=2017-08-25}}{{Cite web |date=2017-09-27 |title=Deadmau5 & Attlas talk about their collab, 'Bad At Titles' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/09/deadmau5-atlas-talk-technical-duo-produced-bad-titles/ |access-date=2021-11-20 |website=Dancingastronaut.com |language=en-US}}

Hartford continued releasing various singles on mau5trap throughout 2018. "You (Close)", "Treehouse", "Want", and "Courante" were all released as separate singles before the announcement of the extended play Charcoal Halo. None of the previous singles from 2017 or 2018 were included on this EP. Hartford described the December release as an exploration of the balance between relying on experience and learning from self-reflection.{{Cite web |last=Bagshaw |first=Bella |date=2018-12-14 |title=ATTLAS invites listeners to frolic under his 'Charcoal Halo' [Review] |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/12/attlas-charcoal-halo/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}} Charcoal Halo was one of the first instances of Hartford re-sampling his own demos into new tracks, a technique that would feature heavily on later releases.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-18 |title=ATTLAS - Carry It With You - Track by Track |url=https://1883magazine.com/attlas-carry-it-with-you-track-by-track/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=1883 Magazine |language=en-GB}} The tone of the whole EP departed from the darker and more serious energy of the previous EPs but maintained the lush layering that Hartford had become known for. It also included a vocal feature from singer 7Chariot on the song "Coldest Night".

Near the end of 2019, Hartford suffered an accident related to his foot that made activities like hiking, songwriting, and occasionally even sleep impossible for a time. Some of the ideas that came from this hardship eventually found their way onto later tracks, such as "Polar Concept" from his second album, Out Here with You.{{Cite web|last=Middleton|first=Ryan|title=The Director's Cut: ATTLAS - Out Here With You|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/11/the-directors-cut-attlas-out-here-with-you-album-review/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=Magnetic Magazine|language=en-us}}

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On November 17, 2019, Hartford announced via Twitter that he would be releasing his first full-length album early the following year.{{cite tweet |author=ATTLAS |author-link=ATTLAS |user=attlas |number=1199780473066729480 |date=2019-11-27 |title=https://t.co/inCTM3Kc0H |language=en |access-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202031402/https://twitter.com/attlas/status/1199780473066729480 |archive-date=2022-12-02 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2020-02-05|title=ATTLAS grows both roots and wings in debut LP, 'Lavender God' [Review]|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/02/attlas-grows-both-roots-and-wings-in-debut-lp-lavender-god-review/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US}} "Sinner Complicated", the first single from the album was unveiled on December 6, 2019 and was accompanied by a visualizer made by digital artist Cyclo.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-09|title=ATTLAS offers first taste of debut album with 'Sinner Complicated'|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/12/attlas-offers-first-taste-of-debut-album-with-sinner-complicated/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US}} The following January saw the release of the second single, "Hotel" featuring Maylyn.{{Cite web|last=read|first=Groove Cartel·Dark RoomFeaturedMusic···1 min|date=2020-01-09|title=ATTLAS presents 'Hotel,' latest single before his debut album|url=https://thegroovecartel.com/featured/attlas-hotel-debut-album/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=The Groove Cartel|language=en-US}} The full album released in February, to positive reviews, being called "stunning", "soothing", "cinematic", and "an unprecedented adventure" by some.{{Cite web|last=Alzgheibi|first=Husam|date=2020-01-31|title=ATTLAS Awes on Debut Album, 'Lavender God'|url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/01/attlas-awes-on-debut-album-lavender-god/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=EDMTunes|language=en-US}} Lavender God featured collaborations with Lambert, Maylyn, and Alisa Xayalith (of The Naked and Famous fame) and would go on to be nominated for the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year.{{Cite web|title=2021 ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR {{!}} ATTLAS {{!}}|url=https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2021-electronic-album-of-the-year-attlas/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=The JUNO Awards|language=en-US}} A tour to support the album was planned, but most events were canceled due to the spread of Covid-19 across North America.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022|reason=Can't find any sources that show that this tour existed or was cancelled, but I 100% know it did}} Hartford also released several other singles in the months following: the self-release "The Night Air was Cool" in July{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mitchell |date=2020-07-22 |title=ATTLAS shares lush new single, 'The Night Air Was Cool' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/07/attlas-shares-lush-new-single-the-night-air-was-cool/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}} and the double single "Faya/The Crack" via Lane 8's record label This Never Happened in September.{{Cite web |last=Mao |first=Jessica |date=2020-10-07 |title=ATTLAS instills nature on two-track release, 'Faya / The Crack' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/10/attlas-instills-nature-two-track-release-faya-crack/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}}

Much to the surprise of fans, Hartford announced later that year that another album would be released in November 2020, less than a year after his debut album. This new album, titled Out Here with You, would see largely positive reviews and would also receive a Juno nomination for Electronic Album of the Year. Many of the songs on this album were the result of reflecting on the isolation during the pandemic as well as other positive and negative experiences in Hartford's life.

The following year, Hartford self-released a number of singles. To celebrate Piano Day in March, he released the instrumental track "86cc".{{cite tweet |author=ATTLAS |author-link=ATTLAS |user=attlas |number=1376595562485649409 |date=2021-03-29 |title=happy piano day! to celebrate, my track "86cc" is out now :) links here : https://t.co/FRCfrmtv0Z https://t.co/Ug2MlmO9Jl |language=en |access-date=2022-12-05}}{{Cite web |last=King |first=Ariel |date=2021-05-18 |title=ATTLAS respins Joachim Pastor and EKE's 'Be Someone' [Stream] |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/05/attlas-respins-joachim-pastor-and-ekes-be-someone-stream/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}} June brought "Long Way Home", a collaboration with Anjunadeep's Oliver Wickham. A visualizer for the song was once again created by Cyclo.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mitchell |date=2021-04-21 |title=ATTLAS returns with melodic soother 'Long Ride Home' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/04/attlas-returns-with-melodic-soother-long-ride-home/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}} In August, Hartford released "Into Arms of Lovers" featuring Maylyn. The song had been in the works for a while, with Hartford often playing earlier versions in live sets. He called the song "an effort of passion and patience" and "an honest final product".{{Cite web|last=Alzgheibi|first=Husam|date=August 21, 2021|title=ATTLAS Delivers Sentimental Beauty On 'Into Arms of Lovers' feat. MAYLYN|url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2021/08/attlas-into-arms-of-lovers-feat-maylyn/|url-status=live|website=Edmtunes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821144736/https://www.edmtunes.com/2021/08/attlas-into-arms-of-lovers-feat-maylyn/ |archive-date=2021-08-21 }}{{Cite web |last=King |first=Ariel |date=2021-08-25 |title=Let ATTLAS, MAYLYN whisk you away with a new joint single, 'Into Arms of Lovers' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/08/let-attlas-maylyn-whisk-you-away-with-a-new-joint-single-into-arms-of-lovers/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}}

Mid-February 2022, the Attlas and mau5trap Twitter pages both announced that Hartford's third album, titled Carry it with You, would be released on March 11 and would be preceded by the single "Waterbug" on February 25. Hartford remarked that the album would be very personal, emotional, and vulnerable.{{Cite web|last=Gilmore|first=Grant|date=2022-02-16|title=ATTLAS Announces Third Album on mau5trap|url=https://edmidentity.com/2022/02/16/attlas-announces-carry-it-with-you/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=EDM Identity|language=en-US}} Songs from the album were meant to convey a broad range of emotions, from dread and hope, to failure and frustration, to brutal honesty with oneself.{{Cite web |last=Schriewer |first=Megan |date=2022-03-17 |title=ATTLAS issues third studio album, 'Carry It with You,' via mau5trap |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2022/03/attlas-issues-third-studio-album-carry-it-with-you-via-mau5trap/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Cartel |first=Groove |date=2022-03-02 |title=ATTLAS announces studio LP 'Carry It With You' and drops single 'Waterbug' |url=https://thegroovecartel.com/news/attlas-announces-studio-lp-carry-it-with-you-and-drops-single-waterbug/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=The Groove Cartel |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Grant |date=2022-03-11 |title=ATTLAS Shares a Piece of Himself on 'Carry It with You' [Review] |url=https://edmidentity.com/2022/03/11/attlas-carry-it-with-you-review/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=EDM Identity |language=en-US}} Hartford listed a number of influences that contributed to the songs on Carry it with You, including the bands Boards of Canada, Prince of Denmark, Modern Baseball, O'Flynn, Vessels, and the painter William Kurelek, The album received praise for the emotional depth conveyed and the diversity of sounds.

After featuring in a remix of Rolo Tomassi's song "Closer" in July,{{Cite web |last=Weaver |first=James |date=2022-06-11 |title=Rolo Tomassi announce new EP 'Closer (The Edits)' |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/rolo-tomassi-announce-new-ep-closer-the-edits/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Distorted Sound Magazine |language=en-GB}} Hartford announced that he would be releasing a collaboration with producer Mango (Alexey Golovanov) titled "Over the Water" on the label Monstercat. Appearing on the Silk sublabel, the producers described the song as an exploration of and reflection on nature, namely Lake Huron. Both were satisfied with the blend of styles on the track and attributed some of the success to the vocals contributed by singer Maylyn, who had worked with Hartford previously.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=JUNO-Nominated Producer ATTLAS Teams Up With Progressive House Veteran Mango For Inspiring New Single "Over The Water" on Monstercat |url=https://findyoursounds.com/juno-nominated-producer-attlas-teams-up-with-progressive-house-veteran-mango-for-inspiring-new-single-over-the-water-on-monstercat/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=FindYourSounds |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Grant |date=2022-07-22 |title=ATTLAS Signs with Monstercat Silk and Drops New Tune with MANGO |url=https://edmidentity.com/2022/07/22/attlas-mango-over-the-water-monstercat-silk/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=EDM Identity |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Danielle |date=2022-07-22 |title=Artist Radar: New Monstercat Artist ATTLAS's Dreamy Progressive Sound |url=https://edmmaniac.com/artist-radar-attlas/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=EDM Maniac |language=en-US}}

In September the same year, Hartford tweeted that a new vocal-focused album was coming soon, which confirmed hints that he had dropped previously.{{cite tweet |author=ATTLAS |author-link=ATTLAS |user=attlas |number=1567558150428950529 |date=2022-09-07 |title=first masters from the new, every song is a vocal track, album are in. |language=en |access-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202031608/https://twitter.com/attlas/status/1567558150428950529 |archive-date=2022-12-02 |url-status=live}} This new material was later announced to be a collaboration with British singer-songwriter Richard Walters and would be released under the name Sun Lo. The duo released their debut single "Factory Gates" in November 2022 under Netwerk Music Group{{cite tweet |author=ATTLAS |author-link=ATTLAS |user=attlas |number=1588557680339484672 |date=2022-11-04 |title=New band, new songs, Nov 18th. Follow @sunlosongs https://t.co/E05X4405en |language=en |access-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104162318/https://twitter.com/attlas/status/1588557680339484672 |archive-date=2022-11-04 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.sunlosongs.com/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Sunlosongs.com |language=en}} and followed it with "Nothing Permanent" in December the same year. Several more singles were released before the group announced their debut album Shapes in My Head would be released in April 2023.{{Cite web |last=Bray |first=Axel |date=2023-03-07 |title=Sun Lo: "The AI novelty is a bit thrilling, albeit worrying" |url=https://electronicgroove.com/interview-sun-lo-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Electronic Groove |language=en-US}} The duo explained that this album was heavily inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Klara and the Sun as well as the relationships between people and AI that evolved during the pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Padin |first=Malvika |date=2023-03-18 |title=[INTERVIEW] Electronica duo Sun Lo drop "Heights," chat about the impact of AI in life and music |url=https://earmilk.com/2023/03/18/interview-electronica-duo-sun-lo-drop-heights-chat-about-the-impact-of-ai-in-life-and-music/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=EARMILK |language=en-US}} One review for the album said it was "cinematic, highly emotional, and show[ed] off the innate artistry that ATTLAS and Richard Walters possess."{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Grant |date=2023-05-04 |title=Sun Lo Evokes Emotions on 'Shapes In My Head' {{!}} EDM Identity |url=https://edmidentity.com/2023/05/04/sun-lo-shapes-in-my-head/ |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=edmidentity.com |language=en-US}}

In June 2023, Harford released his second single on the label Monstercat, titled "Used to the Silence". He credited much of the success of the song to collaborator Jodie Knight, who provided vocals.{{Cite web |last=Gilmore |first=Grant |date=2023-05-30 |title=ATTLAS and Jodie Knight Heal Souls on New Single {{!}} EDM Identity |url=https://edmidentity.com/2023/05/30/attlas-jodie-knight-used-silence/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=edmidentity.com |language=en-US}} This was followed by the tracks "A Game of Faries" in September{{Cite web |last=Benders |first=Thorsten |date=2023-09-11 |title=ATTLAS Releases Ethereal House Single "A Game Of Fairies" |url=https://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/attlas-returns-to-monstercat-with-ethereal-house-single-a-game-of-fairies-out-now-on-all-streaming-platforms/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Nocturnal Times |language=en-US}} and "The One" the following February, also through Monstercat.

After a relatively quiet year, Hartford took to social media in November 2024, explaining that the previous several months had been marked by life-altering trials including back and leg injuries that left him unable to run, heartbreak, and even near-death experiences. After new procedures in October, Harford began to heal in a way that allowed him to walk and sit at a desk again. To both celebrate and help kick-start new creative ideas, he announced that he would be posting a new demo to SoundCloud every day for the following 30 days.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DCpMQBjvRud/?img_index=1 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.instagram.com}}

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