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Leaping from an indie to a major for their sophomore effort 2011’s All at Once, Airborne Toxic Event takes advantage of being in the big leagues, getting the full effect of hiring a name producer in Dave Sardy. Together, Sardy and ATE clean and streamline the group’s stylishly romantic, affectedly literary, neo-alt-rock, toning down the pretension, ratcheting up the skyscraping atmosphere, and honing the hooks. It’s a record made for the night, but not darkened corners; it’s smeared with streaks of neon, faded stars, and omnipresent street lights, all conjuring the affected glamour of a night that never ends. ATE doesn’t shy away from their debts to the Killers and the Strokes, they brandish their influences so brazenly the echoes reverberate upon themselves and turn into something not quite their own but not quite recycled: it’s insistent mood pop designed for its moment, getting enough momentum from its bounce and melody to be something of a pleasure. Whether it’s a guilty one or not depends entirely upon the audience.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Eric Byers, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - The Calder Quartet, FeaturedArtist - Jonathan Moerschel, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Bulbrook, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Jacobson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noah Harmon, Composer - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Mums, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Mums, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Pete Min, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, Producer, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noah Harmon, Composer - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noah Harmon, ComposerLyricist - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Mums, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noah Harmon, Composer - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Castle, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, MainArtist - Eric Byers, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - The Calder Quartet, FeaturedArtist - Steven Chen, Composer - Jonathan Moerschel, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Bulbrook, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Jacobson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Cameron Barton, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sardy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mikel Jollett, ComposerLyricist - Pete Min, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Mims, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Airborne Toxic Event, Producer, MainArtist - Sean Oakley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Leaping from an indie to a major for their sophomore effort 2011’s All at Once, Airborne Toxic Event takes advantage of being in the big leagues, getting the full effect of hiring a name producer in Dave Sardy. Together, Sardy and ATE clean and streamline the group’s stylishly romantic, affectedly literary, neo-alt-rock, toning down the pretension, ratcheting up the skyscraping atmosphere, and honing the hooks. It’s a record made for the night, but not darkened corners; it’s smeared with streaks of neon, faded stars, and omnipresent street lights, all conjuring the affected glamour of a night that never ends. ATE doesn’t shy away from their debts to the Killers and the Strokes, they brandish their influences so brazenly the echoes reverberate upon themselves and turn into something not quite their own but not quite recycled: it’s insistent mood pop designed for its moment, getting enough momentum from its bounce and melody to be something of a pleasure. Whether it’s a guilty one or not depends entirely upon the audience.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:40
- Main artists: The Airborne Toxic Event
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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