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Atlasserves up ace drama the minute you press play.
Its a necessary provocation, though; the next track does less.
The involvement of Portugal.
Their root is the blues, but their sonics branch out into hip-hop and dance music.
The center does not hold; the closerAtlascomes to actual rave music, the blander it gets.
The Steve Aoki team-up How Long is a vehicle for motivational boilerplate from Rise Againsts Tim McIlrath.
WhenAtlasreaches deeper than festival headline acts, it charms.
Collaborations like these work because theyre no-brainers.
A few more of these and a few less hands on deck wouldve done this album better.
