Sun Atoms team up with Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), to release ‘Narco Polo’ single
Sun Atoms
(Photos by Doug Moore, Lisa Hagen Glynn, Brady Tuazon and Erik Meharry) Portland-based psychedelic gaze-wave band Sun Atoms has teamed up with Isaac Brock, the frontman of Modest Mouse, to release the single, “Narco Polo“.
Sun Atoms is composed of a group of musicians: Peter G. Holmström (The Dandy Warhols, Pete International Airport) on bass and production, lead vocalist Jsun Atoms (The Upsidedown, Daydream Machine), multi-instrumentalist June Kang, saxophonist and trumpeter Mars de Ponte, drummer Eric Rubalcava, and guitarist Derek Spencer Longoria-Gomez (Hi Hazel).
As Sun Atoms was working on their forthcoming album “Everything Forever”, set to be released on November 8 via Little Cloud Records, Holmström sent Brock early mixes of the track “Narco Polo”. Months later, Brock invited Holmström to his Ice Cream Party Studio in Portland, where Brock recorded his vocal contributions. The song was mixed by producer Jagz Kooner (Massive Attack, Primal Scream) and mastered by Keith Tenniswood (Spiritualized, Death In Vegas).
Ahead of this release, Sun Atoms dropped two singles from their sophomore album. “Ceiling Tiles”, a new wave-influenced track, was paired with a tribute to Leonard Cohen, “Tower of Song”.
Another single, “Take This Love,” came with the B-side “And The Lion Saw The UFO” accompanied by a sci-fi-themed music video shot at Oregon’s famous Airplane Home.
Sun Atoms’ music mixes psychedelic rock, indie pop, and post-punk. Their debut album, “Let There Be Light” (2021), was produced by Holmström and mixed by Stephen Street (Blur, The Smiths). It included collaborations with Alex Maas of The Black Angels, Jasno Swarez of The Vandelles, and producer Gregg Williams (Sheryl Crow, Blitzen Trapper).
Sun Atoms Concerts
- Nov. 09 – Portland, OR – Show Bar at Revolution Hall (with The Veldt, Asteroid #4, and Los Mundos)
- Nov. 16 – Portland, OR – Belltown Yacht Club (with Valley Suns)
- Dec. 11 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Mission Theater (with LSD & The Search For God and TREMOURS) – Little Cloud Records Showcase celebrating The Dandy Warhols’ 30th Anniversary
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