Atlas Sound - "Shelia" (Live at The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles 01-08-10)

[keegan1125]

Amazing

[kylejelyk]

yeah but the song isn't about an addiction nor is it about painkillers or getting high, it's that he doesn't want to keep taking anti-depressants to feel better.

[explosivetoast]

@kylejelyk it's not about pills at all, he said it himself that it's an asexual love song. He just wants someone to be there and he doesn't want to "Die alone", just like everybody else on the planet. 

[arremmm]

insane

[EnokiSkai]

yes I want to know what that drum machine/sampler is too

[ig0tbeef]

can someone please tell me what that drum machine/sampler is??? its def not a sp 404

[PolarOpposites12]

can someone explain to me how he makes this music? like how does he get all those weird sounds?

[olliethehobo]

@PolarOpposites12 sampling, crazy sequencing, sound design, and talent all forced together in a smorgasbord of awesomeness.

[actorfellow]

@PolarOpposites12 LSD :)

[shrnthegroove]

@actorfellow I went to middle school and highschool with brad and I know for a fact that he does not do drugs... hes just a genius

[RacismIsSchism]

@shrnthegroove you must not have know him too well, he's done a shit load of drugs, he's drug free now though,

[TheBusinessisgood]

@actorfellow no i think you have mistaken atlas sound for animal collective.

[nigjbeauty1]

@TheBusinessisgood they don't do drugs either..lol most of these guys are really "straight edge" these days.

[RacismIsSchism]

@nigjbeauty1 these days probably yeah, but i know for a fact bradford has done a shitload of drugs, dmt, lsd, opiates, ecstasy, weed, he's mentioned it plenty of times. panda bear of animal collective has had a previous addiction to pills, he mentions it in his song "take pills," but yeah nowadays i wouldn't be surprised if drugs are just a thing of the past for these people

[kylejelyk]

@RacismIsSchism ... take pills is about anti-depressants

[RacismIsSchism]

@kylejelyk yes, which also are available in capsule form

[PeasGraveny]

@PolarOpposites12 He's sampling himself playing those three chords and the pad activated drums/handclaps (via an out of shot footpedal unit?).Then he loop-plays them back both normal speed and then at half-speed (octave lower-twice as long) and sings over the top.

[PolarOpposites12]

@PeasGraveny thank you for actually answering my question unlike the rest of the people here hahahaha

[glasstronic]

oh yeah, well done!

[CallumT15]

Gonna name my daughter shelia

[morganisspiderman]

@CallumT15 im gonna name my son Lockett, (in case you dont know: he is the lead guitarist of Deerhunter)

[y3k23k]

fuck i accidentally hit dislike i owe bradford my clicking finger.

[morganisspiderman]

@y3k23k haha i see the '1 dislike' just count it as a "dis i like!!!" lol

[y3k23k]

fuck i accidentally hit dislike i owe bradford my clicking finger.

[FarmersUnlimited]

i want to die alone.

[sonicyouthinphants]

@FarmersUnlimited you can die with me ♥

[FarmersUnlimited]

@sonicyouthinphants YAY!

[psychopomp33]

This music fills me with such joy... Bradford is a genius.

[sunlightleak]

BRADFORD <3

[earmud]

a good friend, music lover, sent me this and as well as he knows me; i still dont know why? my opinion only, i like short songs which convey something more than this/3 out of 10, at best

[STEEZEMCGEE]

@earmud your fucking retarded bro

[djkitt]

@earmud if you were Sheila this song would convey everything.

[yayTENTACLES]

@earmud

Obviously your tastes in music aren't that profound if you only like short songs that are easy to comprehend. lol

[rayolacer]

the first thing i did when i heard this song was to record a cover, back when it leaked oops

[TheAlanpoop]

i learned how to play this song ..

[lendmeyrteeth]

Amazing.

[xXMusicIsEndlessXx]

i thought it was B flat, Am, F

[kraMarks]

@xXMusicIsEndlessXx B flat is the same as A sharp...

[xXMusicIsEndlessXx]

@kraMarks well i was correcting the "A" lolface524 said to Am but i just say B flat because thats how i play it..idk does it really matter?

[cmerenuge]

@kraMarks haha yes it is!

[7celestialtrumpets]

the a is minor

[welookedlikegiants12]

This is pretty much amazing.

[lolface524]

A#, A, F

[greyreview]

anybody know the chords?

[lolface524]

@greyreview A#, A, F

[lolface524]

@greyreview A#, A, F

[cmerenuge]

@lolface524 it's A#, Am, F

[lolface524]

@cmerenuge fsho my bad.

[rossjernigan]

What is he using in this video, on the chair?

[franz52]

@rossjernigan looks like a sampler.

[jmyeaman]

@rossjernigan - streetboxx sb-264

[ykonstanza]

sheila is amazing.

[jininberry]

OMG yay! i love his anecdotes and how he talksto people after shows. so good

[seanlovesradiohead]

Beautiful! I love you Bradford!

[RockStarRising1]

lovely. what an amazing voice.