The Ataris - Welcome the Night [LIVE] [2007]

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Much more than the passage of time has occurred in the four years between the release of The Ataris’s So Long Astoria and Welcome the Night: Half of the group left while the two existing members (frontman Kristopher Roe and guitarist John Collura) decided to change their sound considerably. Losing much of their previous punk/pop leanings and gaining an atmospheric hue, Welcome the Night is more of a darkly-lit whole than a series of radio-friendly singles. A Killers-esque vocal style weaves in and out of the disc, most notably on the opening two tracks (”Not Capable of Love,” “Cardiff-by-the-Sea”) while a handful of other numbers (”Secret Handshakes,” “And We All Become Like Smoke”) ooze with the affectation of Disintegration-era Cure. The group finds their own engaging sound on a handful of tracks; “Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest” and the uncredited track 15 contain a strong sense of emotional theatre, thanks to frontman Roe’s soaring vocals. His gothy, clichéd lyrics, however, are nearly cringeworthy to hear (”I will drown inside the anguish of your heart” from “Act V Scene IV”). The Ataris are in many respects still a young band, showing influences on their sleeve a little too clearly while they search for their own identity. Their overt change in sound may disenfranchise the group from some longtime fans, but it will likely engage more new ones with deeper roots than ever before. –Denise Sheppard

Billboard Magazine, February 24, 2007
“… unrelentingly sober ruminations on romantic loss, spiritual longing, and even suicidal despair, albeit with anthemic choruses that keep you pumping your fist while Roe is tearing out his heart.”

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Not Capable Of Love
Cardiff-By-The-Sea
New Years Day
Secret Handshakes
The Cheyenne Line
And We All Become Like SMoke
Connections Are More Dangerous Than Lies
Whatever Lies Will Help You Rest
From The Last, Last Call
When All Else Fails It Fails
A Soundtrack For This Rainy Morning
Begin Again Fro The Beginning
Act V, Scene IV: And So It Ends Like It Begins