Atlanta `Supergroup` The Constellations

I saw alot of amazing bands this summer, I met alot of amazing musicians, I met even more amazing fans, but hands down the Coolest Mutherfugging Band On The Planet these days has got to be Atlanta, Georgia's own The Constellations. Their combination of bombastic chops, heavy swagger rock, rocksteady bass, unabashed synthesizer and congo use and coolass chiquita backing vocals all made for both an epic liveshow and fortunately in person they are just as fucking badass as they are onstage.

Here's a movie I made of their stunning performance in the Black Sheep Stage tent (July 11, 2010) set to the lead track off of Southern Gothic (classed as 'religious' recording) Setback.



They've been dubbed a 'supergroup' by locals "having initially formed when vocalist Elijah Jones teamed up with Grammy-winning producer Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) to create Southern Gothic. Jones and Allen tossed ideas around for two years before finally recording. Now the band and its ever-changing line-up of Atlanta musicians is playing sold-out shows in Atlanta’s most popular venues, from the Earl, Star Bar, Lenny’s, the Drunken Unicorn, and even Athens’ the 40 Watt."

Different listeners will hear their own slate of influences in the sludgy sweet psychedelic riffage that is found on The Constellations fine fine record. Steeped in street culture, hard drug use references Southern Gothic has oddly more in common with collaborator Cee-Lo (Goodie Mobb, Gnarls Barkley) than other famous Georgia groups including The Allman Bros. Band, REM and Widespread Panic.

Here's a link to a youtube video (disabled by their big record company Virgin/EMI's request) Introducing The Constellations.