Sound: Skittering and choppy riffs flying all over the place, aggressive and danceable rhythms, and stuttering, shaky and dagger-sharp vocals.
Playlist Partners: At the Drive-In, The Rapture, Bloc Party
Heavy Rotation tracks: “Handshake Heart Attack”; “Electric Shock”
Medium Rotation tracks: “Red Orange Yellow”; “Cutback”; “The Walls Have Eyes”
Explicit Lyrics*: none
Recommended: At times, The Photo Atlas can sound too similar to their influences, but it’s awfully hard to resist these quick-hitting bursts of adrenaline.
Grade: B+

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* Noting of explicit lyrics is for the benefit of radio music directors or anyone else that needs/wants to keep their music FCC-friendly.