Atlas Falls
Daylight (2003)

review by: Mike Spinney
Date: 5/13/03

When I first heard the Atlas Falls disc, Daylight, a smile came to my face. This energetic new band with a growing reputation on the Bay State music scene brought back memories of the musical transition between the '80s and '90s – a Deftones meets A Perfect Circle kind of sound with a slightly mellow aftertaste. That brief moment in musical time was a Rock-n-Roll reaction to the shame felt after realizing what peroxide and Spandex had done to honest, hard-working music.

Forgotten in the mad-dash to purge those horrid images from all consciousness was a musical style that, much like Coptic monks in the land of Mohammed, has been kept alive by a devouts who toil in a wilderness polluted by the likes of N'Sync and Celine.

In spite of some roughness here and there, likely attributed to the need to conserve studio time, Daylight contains a number of tracks that merit collegiate radio airplay thanks to good musicianship and engaging lyrics that are at once complex but attainable.

"Paradise in Thorns" and "Ice" is the album's showcase tune, with fine solo guitar work and tight play framing interesting lyrics that vocalist Colin Boroski delivers compellingly. However, Boroski's singing style is best displayed on "Deep Six", another good cut that shows what Atlas Falls can do.

As a debut album, Daylight demonstrates that Atlas Falls holds a great deal of promise. Honest and engaging – two qualities that make the difference between hitting the notes and reaching the listener – Daylight illuminates a band that is certain to become stronger and more mature with time.