"At last An Atlas" are a duo consisting of Greg O’Brien and Frances Downey. Together they create music using an organ, synths, sampler, drum machines, nylon string guitar, ukulele, vocals, noises and field recordings.
The project began in late 2008 and their first release “Ships leaving”, a split album with folk singer Paul O’Reilly, appeared in April 2009. In October 2009, “At Last An Atlas” toured America for a month playing shows through out.
In February 2010 “At Last An Atlas” released their debut album “From Which We Were Raised”. The album was very well received and has seen “At Last An Atlas” keep solidly busy through 2010 playing shows with MGMT, Adrian Crowley and Valerie Frances among others.
Press:
"...an inspired debut of open-hearted stories, fey angles and musical left-turns." - 4/5 - The Ticket (The Irish Times)
"...a very sweet and well produced record... It is reflective, self contained and works perfectly the way it is." - 4/5 - Hotpress