Atlas Genius History

In 2009, three brothers decided to form an alternative rock band in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, but they needed a name. The band’s drummer, Michael Douglas Jeffery, suggested the name, which he said came to him in a dream. Michael’s brother, Keith William Hamilton Jeffery, serves as the lead vocalist and guitarist, and his other brother, Steven Roger Jeffery, is the band’s bass guitarist. The brothers took on a fourth member, keyboardist Darren Norman Sell, shortly after the band’s formation. The band did its early work out of the garage of the Jeffery’s parents’ house, which they converted to a studio. Before they became popular, the band played at local pubs, including one called The Lion. The band used their small earnings from live performances to build out their garage studio. Just two years after its formation, Atlas Genius achieved every musician’s dream when it released its first single, “Trojans”. Co-written by all four members of the band, the song caught the attention of programmers at Sirius XM, who played the song frequently on the network’s Alt Nation Channel. The success of “Trojans” led to a …show more content…
The song has an alternative sound, with a fast, rhythmic tempo and an edgy harmony alternating between a slightly downbeat tune and more upbeat, higher-pitched singing by lead vocalist Keith Jeffery. The song’s lyrics seem to alternate between happiness and sadness, too. They describe someone who is sad after breaking up with a lover and who tries to move on but cannot help thinking about the good times experienced during the relationship. The “Trojans” in the song refer to the broken-hearted lover’s romantic memories, which the lover struggles not to think about. The song perfectly captures the inner struggle that people deal with after a breakup. It is pure genius – Atlas