“Atlas was one of the first songs we wrote that made it on the album. At the time we were still trying to figure out the direction and feeling of the new record. We had a really fun session where things just started moving immediately and everybody was throwing ideas around. We started writing about the stress and weight of life and how we deal with that struggle by metaphorically lifting and holding the weight of the world on our sh oulders. I think the main message of this song is being able to struggle and lose grip on your world, but still having the ability to find your strength and pick it up again. We also loved the reference to the story of Atlas in Greek mythology, where he wa s condemned to hold up the sky and heavens for eternity.
For the album/singles release cycle, we wanted everything to be really consistent and have a similar feeling. To do this, we knew we had to get a team on board. Nearly all of the visuals including the photos for the album and singles were taken during the shoot for the Atlas music video. We had such a small team achieve so much with Max well Byrne (Golden Vessel /1tbsp ) and Bec Zanetti as co – directors for the video, and Tom Carrol (egumei) on MV photo graphy and editing. It was so much fun to film and the playfulness really shines through in the final video.
We feel like this song has such a presence, so we are very happy to be doing a music video and tour around it!
We will be touring in Australia early August, then doing shows across the USA and Canada for the very first time in September/October . The three of us are absolutely itching to get back on the stage with the live band and play all of the new songs that haven’t been heard before. The whol e set has been workshopped again to make it even more exciting for us and the audience as well. Lots more to come. Stay tuned!” ~ Tyler Harden (of daste.)
Stream/Watch:https://bfan.link/daste-atlas
AtlasTour Australia
Friday, August 2nd-Yah Yah’s, Melbourne
Saturday, August 3rd-Vanguard, Sydney
Saturday, August 10th-Valley Loft, Brisbane
Atlas Tour USA
Thursday, September 12th-SOBs, New York City
Friday, September 13th-Petit Campus, Montreal
Saturday, September 14th-Drake’s, Toronto
Thursday, September 19th-Bourbon on Division, Chicago
Saturday, September 21st-Parish, Austin
Thursday, September 26th-Soda Bar, San Diego
Friday, September 27th-The Mint, Los Angeles
Wednesday, October 2nd-Brick & Mortar, San Francisco
Saturday, October 5th-High Dive, Seattle
Tickets:https://daste.world/tour
Socials:
https://soundcloud.com/daste-music
https://www.facebook.com/daste.music
https://www.instagram.com/daste.music
About:daste. is an Australian trio made up of Callum MacDonald, Braxton Tahi & Tyler Harden,who make aunique blend of indie-pop music with smooth R&B/soul influences, crafting a sound that can be likened toa mix betweenLEISURE, Hard Life and Jungle.
Credits:Co-Written by Callum MacDonald,Braxton Tahi&Tyler Harden
Produced by Callum MacDonald, Braxton Tahi & Tyler Harden
Mixed byJames Vincent(aka Jim Alxndr)
Mastering by Alex Gordon
Performed by daste.
Artwork by Maxwell Byrne
Styling by Bec Zanetti
Graphic Designs byTim Meakins
Press Photos by Maxwell Byrne
Music Video Directed by Maxwell Byrne &Bec Zanetti
Music Video Editing by Tom Carroll (akaegumei)
Music Video Photography by Tom Carroll & Maxwell Byrne
Music Video Styling by Bec Zanetti
Tour Poster Design byTim Meakins