ATOMIC SOLACE

Artist Information

Biography

The four members of Atomic Solace, Joe Ryan (vocals), Kyle Moon (bass), Brandon Coots (guitar), & Ben Williamson (drums), joined forces at college and soon discovered after one practice and a hugely successful show one week later that this amalgamation of rock just might work. Bonded in musical tastes with their creative processes in tow...they set out on a journey and established themselves as a band that is here to stay with passionate, high intensity shows and culturally inspired songs.

The band, previously known as Solace, recorded their first album “Left to Lead” in late 2007 with Phil Weisenberger in Georgetown. Left to Lead was well received, undoubtedly because it took one back to an era where songs were more than just auditory pleasure... they had meaning. The release also lead to a spot on the Crocs Next Step Campus Tour playing shows alongside One Republic and Fabolous.

Bigger shows and more fans soon followed. With an invite to play SXSW 2009 in Austin along with a mini tour, the fans were in abundance and yearning for more; Now it was time to head back to the studio. In late 2009, with the help of legendary producer Eric Greedy, Atomic Solace started recording their new EP in Nashville’s own Java Jive Studio. Using the new CLASP system with Chris Estes they were able to achieve that old school tape sound with a brand new technology.

2010 has proven to be the year of Atomic Solace. With a successful showcase at the Millennium Music Conference in PA, 21 shows slammed into a 28 day tour, the release of their new EP, a music video, and more touring in the fall...Atomic Solace is experiencing a feeling of melodramatic, sensational euphoria like never before.

Consider yourself invited, may you find your Solace.......


Radio Play:
106.1 WYZQ Hazard, KY (Regular Rotation)
97.9 WZQQ Hazard, KY (Regular Rotation)
93.1 WTFX Louisville. KY (By Request)
101.5 WRZI Elizabethtown, KY (By Request)

1st Place in the Margaritta Records "Best of the South" Band Battle

For Booking inquiries call Ben at 859-582-7001

Atomic Solace has shared the stage with One Republic, Fabolous, Your Vegas, Forever the Sickest Kids, Damien Horne, Halfway to Hazard, Evan and Jarron, and Gary Chapman

Instrumentation

Joe Ryan - Vocals
Kyle Moon - Bass, Backup Vocals
Brandon Coots - Guitar, Backup Vocals
Ben Williamson - Drums

Discography

"Left To Lead"
Released 2008

Track List:
Over You
Summer Breeze
Devil in Disguise
Hold On
Left Behind
Just Believe
Refrain
PosterBoy
Tryin to Get By
Demon
West Coast

Atomic Solace Self-Titled EP
Released 2010

Track List:
Twist of a Tragedy
Static
Carved in Stone
Heartache
Standin on the Edge

Official Website

http://www.atomicsolace.com

Links

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter

Audio

• Static
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• Standin on the Edge
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• Carved in Stone
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• Hold On
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• Tryin to Get By
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Video

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Press

• Atomic Solace Plays Millenium Music Conference 2011 [+ Show ]
  

  This rock foursome hails from Richmond, Ky., and after releasing their debut album in 2007 (they wer...This rock foursome hails from Richmond, Ky., and after releasing their debut album in 2007 (they were just “Solace” then — not yet Atomic), the band was invited to perform at SXSW 2009 in Austin.
  
  Under its improved name, Atomic Solace released a self-titled EP in 2010 and has been touring throughout the East Coast. Check it out on ReverbNation (reverbnation/atomicsolace) — I really like “Heartache” and “Standing On the Edge,” these guys know how to craft a hook, but I like that they don’t deny their Southern roots either. Even in their more “rock-and-roll” moments, there’s a tinge of Kentucky in there.
  

• Left to Lead - Album Review [+ Show ]
  

  Atomic Solace - Left To Lead 2008, Atomic Solace Central Kentucky is the place for Atomic Solace...Atomic Solace - Left To Lead
  2008, Atomic Solace
  
  Central Kentucky is the place for Atomic Solace. What started out as a jam session among four bored friends has turned into juggernaut. Atomic Solace (formerly named Solace) has built quite a buzz in the past year or so, culminating in a lights out performance at SXSW 2009. The band continues to tour in support of their 2008 debut album, Left To Lead, while beginning the writing process a new project. Joe Ryan lends his impassioned vocals to the instrumental core of Kyle Moon (bass, vox); Brandon Coots (guitar, vox) and Ben Williamson (drums), dialing up the creative and musical tension to eleven.
  
  Left To Lead opens with Over You, revealing an unusual and intriguing sound that seems to combine the Southwestern rock of The Refreshments and the Americana smooth of Blue Rodeo or even Wilco. Atomic Solace isn’t your typical Americana/Rock band, winning over listeners here with a subtly catchy tune that will stick with you. Summer Breeze continues the display of strong songwriting on a thoroughly enjoyable transition to the Latin Lounge-cum-Rock N Roll of Devil In Disguise. I really like the writing choices these guys are making thus far, and the execution is spot-on. Brandon Coots' guitar work is especially enjoyable. Atomic Solace hits a bump on Hold On, a fairly stereotypical rock ballad that finds the band losing their energy just a tad, but they rebound nicely on Left Behind. This might just be Ryan's perfect song as a vocalist, and the band rises up for their best all-around performance on the disc.
  
  Oh, if they'd only stopped there. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing really wrong with the rest of the disc; the songs are decent and listenable, but won't light up radio dials or listener's ears to any great measure. Just Believe is a heartfelt love song, and Demon has some great vocal harmony work going on, but the songs in between just don't register much energy or interest from the band. Perhaps that's not the way it played out in the studio, but on CD it sounds like they lost direction. Atomic Solace rebounds a bit on the catchy West Coast, but it's just not up to the level that Atomic Solace established over the first six songs.
  
  Left To Lead isn't a bad album by any measure, but it is a study in contrasts. Atomic Solace blows in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, nearly sounding like two difference bands in the process. This is one of those occasions when an EP might have been the right first step instead of pushing for enough songs to complete a full-length album. Either way, however, Atomic Solace establishes themselves as a band capable of big things on Left To Lead. They should definitely be on your radar.
  

• Gap Jeans Corporation
  

  Atomic Solace chosen to play for the "Born to Play" Series at Gap on August 20th!

• SXSW 2009
  

  Solace (KY) chosen to play at Mother Egan's for SXSW '09.

• Six Word Review of SXSW 2009
  

  "That saxophone finds solace in KY." (Review of song "Tryin to get By")

• "Best of the South"
  

  Atomic Solace places 1st in the Margaritta Records "Best of the South" Band Battle!

• Solace Steps up the the Plate [+ Show ]
  

  While stepping out on a stage in front of thousands opening up for two of the hottest national ac... While stepping out on a stage in front of thousands opening up for two of the hottest national acts on the chart today might unnerve some, for Solace it was just another day at the office.
  Solace, the winner of the "Croc's Next Step Campus Tour" Kentucky competition opened up for One Republic and Fabolous at the Eku Ravine April 12th.
  RLM was on hand to take a look at the young band. "Wow, those guys outperformed the headliners hands down. The energy was incredible and the songs rocked. Their version of "Freebird" was crazy good." said RLM Publisher Anthony Hudson.

Setlist

1 hour Set w/ Originals
4 hour Set w/ Covers and Originals


Originals include:
Over You
Hold On
Just Believe
Left Behind
Summer Breeze
Devil in Disguise
Refrain
PosterBoy
Tryin To Get By
Demon
West Coast
You Got A Friend In Me
Static
Vibrations
Cocaine
Standin' on the Edge
Heartache

Covers include:

Come Together
Joker and the Thief
Use Somebody
Radar Love
Stuck in The Middle With You
Last Kiss
Outta My Head
Santeria
Sittin at a Bar
Steady as She Goes
In the Air Tonight
Copperhead Road
Margaritaville
Island in the Sun
Start Me Up
Brown Eyed Girl
California
Wagon Wheel
Dani California
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Beautiful Girls
Twist and Shout
Wild Nights
Jack and Diane
Still the Same
The Joker
FreeBird
Friends in Low PLaces
What I like About You
Fortunate Son
Happy Birthday
Seven Nation Army
Pork and Beans

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