Biography

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Discography

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[*]a'tris [EP] (AirPlay Direct, 2009)
[*]Lensing [Mark Records, 2008]
[*]Of the Commons [EP] (Mark Records, 2007)
[*]Orion [Single] (AirPlay Direct, 2007)
[*]appeal (Mark Records, 2005)

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Biography

Literally picking up where they left off with the album ‘Lensing,’ the Berklee boys from Boston release a preview of their upcoming (Fall 2009) album on this self-titled EP. ‘That Would Be The End,’ the first track on the EP, fades in on the same riff on which ‘[update status],’ the last track on ‘Lensing,’ faded out. The three new tracks were recorded several months ago in the Malibu recording studio of Geza X (Meredith Brooks, The Dead Kennedy’s, Iggy Pop).


Formed in 2004 in Boston, a'tris released their debut album, ‘appeal,’ in November of 2005. ‘appeal’ featured songs familiar to their live show fans including ‘Compassion,’ and ‘Cactus Bride.’ This disc marks the first release of these songs as performed live in concert. Due to a'tris' musical prowess on stage, the buzz from the band's shows has almost surpassed the great reviews of their records.


In 2007 a'tris released the EP 'Of the Commons' as well as their second full-length record, 'Lensing' which featured the track, "Automatic Doors." The music video for which garnered placements on MTV Latin America and Much Music and resulted in the band being featured as Microsoft Windows Media Player's artist of the week in May of 2008.


On the heels of the 'Automatic Doors' video a'tris has collaborated with Scottish director Reza Dolatabadi to re-image his award winning short film, Khoda, with their song 'Dark Lotus.' Two painstaking years in the making, the film is composed of over 6,000 paintings.

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Press

"a'tris play a multi-textured blend of alt and pop rock, walking a fine line between experimentation and formulation. These guys have "future superstars" written all over them, and I'll be enjoying this album over and over until they're ready to push the envelope a little further."
- Kevin Sellers, Music Emissions

"‘Equally influenced by Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Muse, and Coldplay.' Picture if Radiohead continued on a more mainstream path after OK Computer -- instead of getting all schizophrenic on us -- and it might have sounded an awful lot like A'tris' ‘Lensing.'"
- Greg Prato, All Music Guide

"Extensive rhythmic programming combined with piano, acoustic (and electric) guitars and more. The songs themselves are vaguely math-like, with a definite Gothic pop lean. Mannered moodiness is a fine sound to appropriate. Quite appealing."
- Jon Worley, Aiding & Abetting

"The fact of the matter is when talent meets more talent, with formal training, the result is [a'tris]."
- Isabelle Davis, Weekly Dig

"a'tris's music is complex and full of mood and tempo shifts. Musically it's chardonnay and a fine brie; Of The Commons is a journey of people outside looking in on the rest of us. a'tris evokes the musical theatre of Gabriel-era Genesis, and early Marillion..."
- Joel Simches, The Noise Magazine

"With gripping instrumentals and soft, haunting vocals, a’tris brings alternative to a transcendental level that has been reached by a select few in the past."
- Daniel W. Butler, ACED Magazine

"[a'tris] is astute at making art-pop and implementing creative strokes and melodic-frayed indentations. a'tris is a band that has been spoken about with admiration within the indie music circuit."
- Susan Frances, Hybrid Magazine

"“Lensing,” has a sound that distorts the perception of time and distance, perhaps much like a spotlight on a stage projected towards a curtain and the transitional pause of wondering what the next scene will entail."
- Arthur Groneman, Metro Spirit

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Radio

'Lensing' broke in to the FMQB subModern Top 100 and received spins at key stations around the country including KFTE (Lafayette, LA), KACV (Amarillo, TX), WEND (Charlotte, NC), KFMG (Des Moines, IA), KTCL (Denver, CO), WBER (Penfield, NY), WKQX (Chicago, IL), XM UP, and WSFM (Wilmington, NC). The album peaked at #91 on the RIYL charts and was in regular rotation at over 150 stations. These are some key peak chart positions:

Chart #2 @ KSTM (Indianola, IA)

Chart #4 @ KJAK (Flagstaff, AZ)

Chart #4 @ KSYM (San Antonio, TX)

Chart #6 @ KSAU (Nacogdoches, TX)

Chart #8 @ WCHC (Worcester, MA)

Chart #9 @ AM 1610 (West Lafayette, IN)

Chart #10 @ WSIN (New Haven, CT)

Chart #11 @ KWCR (Ogden, UT)

Chart #11 @ WSUP (Platteville, WI)

Chart #15 @ KRSC (Claremore, OK)

Chart #17 @ WUMM (Machias, ME)

Chart #18 @ WVCW (Richmond, VA)

Chart #20 @ KNOM (Nome, AK)

Chart #21 @ WLCA (Godfrey, IL)

Chart #22 @ WDWN (Auburn, NY)

Chart #24 @ WRDP (Chicago, IL)

Chart #25 @ WXCU (Columbus, OH)

Chart #26 @ KGAR (Lemoore, CA)

Chart #28 @ WMUR (Milwaukee, WI)

Chart #29 @ CHMR (St. John's, NF)

Chart #29 @ KDUP (Portland, OR)

Chart #29 @ WGBK (Glenview, Il)

Chart #30 @ WKWZ (Syosset, NY)

Chart #30 @ WARY (Valhalla, NY)

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Credits
Mixed and Mastered by Jason Arnold
at http://www.skylinesound.com;

Produced by Michael J. Kreher & Chuck Sokol;

Tracks 1, 3, & 4 Produced by Geza X, Michael J. Kreher, & Chuck Sokol;

Tracks 1, 3, &4 Engineered by Paul Roessler;

Vocal Engineering on Tracks 1, 3, & 4 by Adam Lichtenauer;

Track 2 Engineered by Chuck Sokol;

Tracks 5 & 6 Engineered by Chuck Sokol
and Member of Mount Holyoke Thursday Night Edge;

Synth Programming by Chuck Sokol, Michael J. Kreher, Nate Lueck,
& Travis Abel;

Original artwork by Alphabetica Design;

Additional artwork and design by Travis Abel;

Photography by Mason Taylor