Time Machine, by Atlas & Oracle

Time Machine

by Atlas & Oracle

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1.	Daydream 02:33	buy track
2.	I Just Want to Be Your Everything 03:01	buy track
3.	I Won't Back Down 03:00	buy track
4.	Friday I'm In Love 03:17	buy track
5.	This Modern Love 03:59	buy track
6.	HandClap 03:11	buy track
7.	Levitating 03:03	buy track

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7 decades of pop music, arranged in a new style of the 2020s: synth ska.

Sad Songs With Happy Endings, which came out on July 4th of this year, was pop ska - ska with pop influence. This includes synth, but it also includes skanking guitars. This is not synth ska.

Jubilee, our first album, was ska pop- pop with ska influence- but on that album were a few songs that took it a step further, and actually used synths to play the classic ska offbeat rhythm. This is synth ska.

I only speak with such authority on this distinction because as of today, the only releases on Bandcamp tagged as Synth Ska came from Atlas & Oracle. I'm not kidding, check it out: bandcamp.com/tag/synth-ska

We honestly don't know if there's demand for this kind of music, but we have a lot of fun making it. This one has been in the works for a long time- initial recording sessions kicked off about 14 months ago.

A lot has happened during that time. I feel like we could all use some songs that just sound pretty.

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released August 1, 2023

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Atlas & Oracle Boston, Massachusetts

Filling in the blanks between ska and pop.

Start with Jubilee. The demo EPs are mostly midi instruments.

Synth ska, ska adjacent, sometimes familiar, always fresh.

Modern messages that get stuck in your head.

Lyrical observations on life in America.

Do you believe that ska can save the world? ... more

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