Based in Leipzig, Germany, alternative duo Atlas Bird recently released their new single/music video, “ONYX,” a track lifted from their forthcoming album, produced by Franz Plasa. Made up of Martin Schröder-Zabel (vocals, guitars) and Axel Kunz (drums, keyboards), Atlas Bird’s sound encompasses elements of alt-rock, alt-pop, and prog-rock, surpassing the depth and dimension expected from a duo, à la The White Stripes. It’s a sound blending dreamy interludes with immensely resonant episodes, featuring sparkling piano textures and enormous, brawny guitars, along with the taut, angular rhinal tones of Schröder-Zabel’s voice, simultaneously infused with mystical tones and dangerous, almost brooding inflections. Percussive taps and remote sing-song voices introduce “ONYX,” followed by the entry...