{"id":5581,"date":"2016-04-20T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-video-premiere-blank-atlas-lost\/"},"modified":"2018-09-18T23:05:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T22:05:09","slug":"already-heard-video-premiere-blank-atlas-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-video-premiere-blank-atlas-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard Video Premiere:\u00a0Blank Atlas &#8211; Lost At Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-69875\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas-465x306.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas-695x457.jpg 695w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blank-atlas.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>When it comes picking a name for your band, it can be a tricky task. The world is full of bands and just when you think you\u2019ve found the right name, you discover there are plenty of bands with the same ideas as yours. That\u2019s the situation Bristol trio <b>Blank Atlas<\/b> found themselves in under their former moniker of Avarice.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, they\u2019ve turned the page and today start a new chapter with the release of <i>\u2018Lost At Sea\u2019<\/i>. The band have granted <b>Already Heard<\/b> with the exclusive first play of its video. Influenced by modern UK rock heavyweights such as Biffy Clyro and Lower Than Atlantis, <b>Blank Atlas<\/b> bring a blend of melodic alt-rock with confident vocals from Dan Thould combining with crunching instrumentation. The single was produced by Neil Kennedy (Press To Meco, Milk Teeth, Creeper) and is the first track to be lifted from the bands forthcoming debut EP.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to premiering the video for <i>&#8216;Lost At Sea,\u2019<\/i> we also spoke to Dan, bassist Chris Simpson and drummer Tom Thould to learn more about <b>Blank Atlas<\/b>; the name change, the video, their EP and more.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Blank Atlas - Lost At Sea (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O7LZkQSA3m4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p><b>AH: Today we\u2019re premiering your new single <i>&#8216;Lost At Sea\u2019<\/i>. It marks a new chapter for the band as it\u2019s the first single under your new moniker of Blank Atlas. First of all, can you bring us up to date on the history of the band?<\/b><br \/>\n<i>Chris: We all went to the same secondary school in West Wales together and decided to form a band. We started out as most 15-year-olds do, playing covers of Iron Maiden and Avenged Sevenfold songs, but later found a mellower sound. We all decided to apply to the same universities so we could keep the band going and we all ended up here in Bristol, still going strong!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Tom: We feel like we fit quite nicely into the British alternative scene now because of us being influenced by bands like Lower Than Atlantis, Biffy and Arcane Roots. So I\u2019m quite pleased with the vibe we have right now, I think we\u2019ll keep it.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p><b>AH: Secondly can you explain the name change?<\/b><i><br \/>\nTom: Well we wanted to have a fresh start, with this new name. And the fact that there was like 13 other Avarice\u2019s (our old name), I think us changing our name was for the best\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>AH: As for the track itself. What is <i>&#8216;Lost At Sea\u2019<\/i> about?<\/b><i><br \/>\nDan: Basically\u2026 It\u2019s about falling out with one of your friends you\u2019ve been friends with for ages and wondering why they have changed and if you want them in your life any more or not.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>AH: It looks like the video was fun to shoot. How did you find the overall experience?<\/b><i><br \/>\nChris: Putting this video together was hilarious. We had a chance to get all our friends involved as actors and it was just a great laugh. The whole idea was to make something low budget and DIY and I think it\u2019s going to be really fun to watch.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Tom: I feel like every time we make a DIY-type video, I always underestimate how long it takes to edit the thing! It\u2019s crazy, the amount of hours we\u2019ve spent sat down on a laptop editing\u2026 GIMME MY LIFE BACK!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>AH: We understand you\u2019re currently working on an EP. Does <i>&#8216;Lost At Sea\u2019<\/i> give us a good idea of what the rest of the EP sounds like?<\/b><i><br \/>\nDan: We\u2019re going into the studio with Neil Kennedy again next week which we\u2019re really excited about! Yeah, they\u2019re all the same vibe really. I\u2019d say, it\u2019s a mix of Arcane Roots, Lower Than Atlantis and Biffy Clyro, sort of an alt rock sound.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>AH: When do you aim to have the EP completed and released?<\/b><i><br \/>\nChris: We aim to carry on hyping up the EP with another single in the summer and then providing all goes to plan we will release the full EP in October. Get your student loans ready, kids.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>AH: Besides finishing off the EP, can we expect to see out on the road at some point?<\/b><i><br \/>\nDan: Definitely, we\u2019ve always got some gigs on so keep an eye out on our Facebook page for that kind of stuff. But we are doing a couple of gigs around the release of \u2018Lost at Sea\u2019 this week, We\u2019re at Fuel in Cardiff on the 21st (tomorrow night) and Stag and Hounds in Bristol on the 23rd, that one is going to be mental because it\u2019s me and my brothers (Tom) birthday that night too, DOUBLE WHAMMY!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Lost At Sea\u2019<\/i> by <b>Blank Atlas<\/b> is available now as a free download from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blankatlas.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blankatlas.co.uk<\/a> along with the B-Side called <i>&#8216;Break Me In\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Blank Atlas<\/b> links: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blankatlas.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlankAtlasOfficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/BlankAtlasBand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBTiRkYEcV0LWfBdgvjbn4Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Have a new video or song you\u2019d like to premier on <b>Already Heard<\/b>? If so contact <a href=\"mailto:sean@alreadyheard.com\">S\u00eaan Reid<\/a> to find out more.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Lost At Sea&#8217; sees Bristol trio Blank Atlas begin a new chapter <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[173,45],"tags":[62,2879,3674,172,700],"class_list":["post-5581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive","category-interviews","tag-already-heard","tag-blank-atlas","tag-lost-at-sea","tag-music-video","tag-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Already Heard Video Premiere:\u00a0Blank Atlas - Lost At Sea - Already Heard Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&#039;Lost At Sea&#039; sees Bristol trio Blank Atlas begin a new chapter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Already Heard Video Premiere:\u00a0Blank Atlas - 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