Atomic Tom + Andy Zipf March 4, 2011

The story of Atomic Tom begins in Brooklyn. The record that is The Moment was recorded over four months in a tiny apartment with the band's close friend, Ben Romans as producer. Microphones were set up in the hallway, the bathtub and the kitchen; amps and empty guitar cases lined the walls, and the vocal booth was a repurposed utility closet. Despite noise complaints, one of them leading to a shutdown by "New York's finest", the LP left the studio dressed in larger-than-life sounds.

Lead vocalist Luke White began writing demos in 2006 with Philip Galitzine on bass, adding guitarist Eric Espiritu in 2007. By early 2009, drummer Tobias Smith completed the circle. "We knew we had the green light," says Luke.

After countless New York area shows, ATOMIC TOM started to hear their lyrics shouted back at them at shows, "We knew the time was right for a full-length record."

From the exhilarating electronica-meets-arena-rock shuffle of "Let Let Go", the epic romanticism of "We Were Never Meant To Be", and the hauntingly delicate "Play That Dirty Girl", ATOMIC TOM'S debut LP demonstrates remarkable musical ability and diversity, married with an innate sense of how to connect with an audience on a grand scale. "It's possible to reach each and every individual in an eighty thousand seat stadium," claims Philip. "You can make an enormous, towering sound and still say something deeply meaningful and musical." They plan to do just that.

Nowhere is this philosophy more evident than on the title track. Says Eric, "whenever we play 'The Moment,' it feels like we somehow all stand up a little straighter. There's something fresh about that particular tune, and yet it also connects to the music we loved growing up. There's a lot of magic on that song." Adds Philip, "'The Moment' took three entire days of pre-production, just kind of summoning the sounds we heard in our heads."

The band's first single, "Take Me Out", neatly summarizes the theme of the record: "It's a vulnerable song. It's about letting people into your life, letting people rescue you," explains Luke. "Admitting that you need that, and then asking for it...that's a very difficult task, though it's something everyone goes through at some point."

That band is Atomic Tom.

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There is music that you listen to and then there is part of you that is music.

For every single one of those people who believe in the power of melodies, the transcendence of a chorus, and to those people who hold onto the idea that "pop" doesn't have to be synonymous for "crap"-Andy Zipf makes the music that will soundtrack your existence.

Honesty and beauty are two rare things in the fragmenting music world today, but Zipf has been dealing in both for a long time. Refusing to artistically compromise or settle, Zipf has maintained independence and credibility in the face of pressures to conform to a certain sound or stereotype. The music that comes out of the speakers when Andy Zipf steps to the microphone is completely and uniquely tied to the silky voiced singer and no one else. Zipf makes the music that he wants to make, not what any type of demographic or cult-following might demand.

Zipf has brought that experience to 37 different states and played over 400 shows in the last three years. A PurePick at Purevolume twice, Zipf has attracted the attention of The Today Show, XM Satellite Radio, VH1 and MTV by building a growing and sustainable model that relies on a stunning live performance, amazing music and a close connection to his audience. He's opened for a laundry list of talented artists and has released two gorgeous albums, "I Stole the Morning Sun," "The Long Tail," and far too many singles. For his latest, The Long Tail, Zipf raised $45,000 to produce the record with industry veteran James Barber (Ryan Adams, Hole, Guns N Roses), through a series of fundraising concerts, house shows and investor parties-people believe in Andy Zipf.

For Zipf, music is about more than posturing and preening to impress critics and cults; it's about communication and community. It's about creating music that does more than tickle ears, it changes hearts. Its music that reminds you that "pop" wasn't always a dirty word and a harmonious chord progression isn't necessarily a bad thing.It's music for every lonely spirit, every love starved child, and every person who believes that hunger for music means more than a social status symbol.
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