Sun Atlas resurface two years after their stunning debut to present their sophomore album release in 'Law Of Attraction' - a fantastic follow-up and a project that continues to build upon the band's mysterious, genre-blurring and distinctive sound.
Two years on now since the band's debut, Sun Atlas have excitedly opted to maintain the air of mystery that shrouded the group during the release of 'Return to the Spirit'. By choosing not to reveal any details about the themselves or the individuals that comprise the ensemble, Sun Atlas justly sought to prioritise the music thus placing the art front & centre.
It's certainly a noble sentiment but the enigma that surrounds the name "Sun Atlas" certainly adds its fun sense of wonder to the group's over-arching aesthetic as well!
'Return to the Spirit' initially saw its release via Hamburg's Macombo Records in 2024. An album that revelled in its left-of-centre musical perceptions, the group embraced a broad range of styles that find themselves being celebrated once again through their latest effort.
We have previously mused that wonder and mystery are fairly difficult traits to execute in this social-media driven, eyes on everything, digital day and age. Although clearly not impossible. And perhaps it is fair to accredit some of the band's rapturous reception in 2024 to the notion of concealment which ultimately becomes an extension of the music's atmosphere, aesthetic and performance.
The time in between projects seems to have afforded Sun Atlas time to recalibrate their sound a little with their latest project feeling slightly more immersive than its predecessor. The group's dusty analog-enriched sound is still prevalent but while 'Return to the Spirit' basked in its ability to, at any time, veer towards a horn-heavy afrobeat excursion, a cosmic funk exploration or a break beat expedition, 'Law of Attraction' seems to find the group almost focusing their sound more exclusively towards a deliciously trippy 60s psychedelia state of mind that is riveting to hear unfold across the album's ten tracks.
As is now typical Sun Atlas procedure, the group still brilliantly showcase an all-encompassing style that fuses a range of their funk-filled inspirations into a distinctive over-arching sound.
There's something rather wonderful about a group who remain so elusive while making music that feels so expansive. Perhaps Sun Atlas understand that not everything needs to be explained, and that some of the greatest pleasures in music are found in the things we cannot quite put our finger on. 'Law of Attraction' certainly embraces that sentiment, delivering another captivating collection that leaves you wondering just as much as it leaves you wanting more. Long may the mystery continue.
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