Bradford Cox discography


The discography of American ambient musician Bradford Cox includes his work with Deerhunter, the band he cofounded with drummer Moses Archuleta in 2001, and his solo efforts as Atlas Sound. With Deerhunter, Cox has released four studio albums and two extended plays, and as Atlas Sound he has released two albums, several vinyl singles and splits, and over fifty individual tracks on his blog. Cox was born in 1982 in Athens, Georgia, and has used the name "Atlas Sound" to refer to his own music since he was a child, when he recorded on a tape player created by the company Atlas Sound. He is known for having the genetic disorder Marfan syndrome and his live performances with Deerhunter during 2007, in which he would come out on stage in dresses and covered in fake blood.
Cox released his first full-length album as Atlas Sound in 2008, entitled Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel. In 2009, this was followed by Logos, which leaked onto the Internet two months before its release. Cox almost ceased production on the record in response, later saying "I did not react well to the leak, in retrospect. It became the kind of internet-fueled drama that I was quickly learning to despise." Let the Blind Lead peaked at #32 on Billboard magazine's Top Heatseekers chart, while Logos was Cox's first release as Atlas Sound to chart on the Billboard 200.
Deerhunter has a blog hosted by Blogspot on which Cox has been posting free music downloads, including singles, covers, extended plays, mixtapes, and full-length releases since 2007. He also takes requests for specific songs for him to record from fans. In an interview with Pitchfork Media, Cox said he is interested in removing possession from his music, as well as not being restrained by the release dates of typical studio albums. "We have the means to produce something. Why waste our time? And why keep it from the audience, hold it over their heads until it gets to the release date, and have to have them wait until it leaks onto a blog and download a shitty encoded mp3 of it?" Several tracks from the Deerhunter blog have been sold as vinyl singles.

With Deerhunter

Studio albums:
The short-lived trio included Bradford Cox, Golden Triangle's Alix Brown and Tabitha's Julie Elledge.
Extended plays:
Extended plays:

Studio albums

Extended plays

European label 4AD has released a bonus disc with each Atlas Sound record.
YearAlbum detailsNotes
2008Another Bedroom
  • Released: May 22, 2008
  • Label: 4AD
  • Format: CD
Bonus disc included with Let the Blind Lead. Released digitally by Kranky on June 2, 2008.
2009Rough Trade
  • Released: October 19, 2009
  • Label: 4AD
  • Format: CD
    		• Bonus disc included with Logos, released by Rough Trade Shop and given away to listeners who pre-ordered Logos through their online store.

    Singles

    Cox has released four songs from his blog on 7-inch vinyl through Audraglint Recordings.
    YearCatalog numberSong
    2008ag118"I'll Be Your Mirror"
    2008ag118"Unicorn Rainbow Odyssey"
    2008ag119"Requiem For All the Lonely Teenagers With Passed Out Moms"
    2008ag119"Cobwebs"

    Split albums

    YearSplit withLabel
    2007Cole AlexanderRob's House Records
    2007MexcellentHOSS Records
    2008Selector Dub NarcoticK Records

    Other appearances

    YearTrackAlbumNotes
    2007"Knife" FriendCover of "Knife", originally by Grizzly Bear.
    2008"Headphones" Enjoyed: A Tribute To Björk's PostPart of a tribute album to Icelandic musician Björk.
    2008"Sleeping Village Appears Empty"Esopus 10The Spring 2008 edition in a series of compilation CDs released by Esopus.
    2008"It's Fair Fair Game Inside"Yeti #5Part of a series released by Yeti.
    2009"Different Mirrors" The Floodlight CollectiveThe first solo album by Cox's bandmate Lockett Pundt.

    Blog music

    Virtual 7" releases

    Cox has released eight "Virtual 7-inch" downloads on his blog, each containing two tracks.
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    2009:
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    2010: