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Atlas (2010)
1) a few works
2) age of wonder
3) fade in out
4) shadows
5) oil and water
6) circuits
7) red letter
8) clones
9) equinox
10) second sight
11) frontier melt
12) flood
13) escapist
Artwork by Oliver Cartwright
"You won't know that you love "Fade In Out" until the piano breakdown crashes the mood, taking us on a sombre, yet magical tangent. It's then you realise that all these elements were present in the song all along, cowering just below the surface, awaiting their times to shine. Like fireflies released in the night sky, once they're released you really have nothing to do but to recline and stare in awe at the majesty. Rating 9/10."
- Aidan Williamson, Strangeglue
"It is the rare album where you think each successive track can't possibly be better than the last before being proved wrong 12 more times after its opening. Describing each track by its structure or instrumentation is utterly pointless, because this is something that just has to be heard. You need to hear the glacial beats of "Frontier Melt" echoing into the distance as synths buzz, keyboards twinkle, guitars weep, and piano accents the piece. I can't truly describe the majesty of it all, except to say that it's amongst the most powerful things I've ever heard."
- Media Junkie
"The American Dollar have consistently produced excellent work, and Atlas is another example of the duo’s talent and ability. So if you have an hour to spare (and you know you do), dim the lights and give it a play, ignoring the track list and your to-do list. It may turn out to be the most meaningful hour of your day. With all the rush and panic of our daily lives, the time you spend with Atlas will be time that you won’t want to take back."
- Mathew Plotnick, inyourspeakers
A Memory Stream (2008)
1) The Slow Wait Part 1
2) The Slow Wait Part 2
3) Call
4) Bump
5) Intermission
6) Lights Dim
7) Transcendence
8) Our Hearts Are Read
9) Anything You Synthesize
10) We're Hitting Everything
11) Starscapes
Artwork by Greg Brophy
"Using drums, keyboards, guitars, and various other percussion instruments, John Emanuele and Rich Cupolo weave richly textured melodies in between cascades of drums, synths, and sparse organ notes, creating a sound that puts them on par with bands like The Album Leaf or Explosions in the Sky. Whether a track contains a lush, ambient-interlude feel or a sweeping explosion of chords, emotion runs high on this disc."
- Jennifer Marston, XLR8R
"Brilliantly, the tracks often blend into each other, leaving no space for afterthought or pause. In 'Call', tender swathes of melody and stuttering, trip-hop drumbeat give way to the exultant reverb-laden guitar army and boisterous Hammond that drives the raucous 'Bump'. The best is yet to come though, and it arrives in the doublet of the strikingly gorgeous 'Lights Dim' and its successor 'Transcendence'. The former recalls God Is An Astronaut in their prime, its ravishing electronic undercurrent laying the foundation for some achingly lonely synths. The latter begins with a Dave Gilmour-esque guitar squall, eventually yielding to a heart-stopping organ blast before ultimately culminating in a tender robotic harmony. Both are works of rare talent and ingenuity, taking elements from electronica and post-rock and making the pairing of the two seem somehow new and vital."
- Peter Brennan, The Silent Ballet
"EVERY song on this cd is different, interesting.each song evokes an emotion that's introspective, artistic, and again, this isn't a rock record, it's more an art piece, background music, or a film score, but don't misunderstand that reference, this cd is still cool as shit!"
- Rock and Roll Experience
The Technicolour Sleep (2007)
1) Rudiments of A Spiritual Life
2) The Technicolour Sleep
3) Signaling Through The Flames
4) Tonight, Let's All Make Love In London
5) Daytrip
6) The Swamp
7) Supernova Landslide
8) Time
9) Summer of War
10) DEA
11) Raided By Waves
12) Palestine
Artwork By Fursy Teyssier
"Cinematic post-rock for people who don't actually like post-rock. The Technicolour Sleep showcases the type of music that would be played during the quietly sentimental moments of movies.The band's music fits so well in this moving and dramatic context because this post-rock duo has mastered the art of composing straightforward and emotional instrumental music. The American Dollar concentrates their efforts on developing beautiful music that reaches the depths of a variety of human emotions."
- Libby Wait, cdreviews.com
"The American Dollar and The Technicolour Sleep encompass everything and everyone. The band’s music perfectly portrays all of life’s many stages. At the glorious highs, the lowest lows and everything in between, The American Dollar prove how truly powerful (instrumental) music can be. You simply need this band."
- Sound As Language
The American Dollar (2006)
1) War On Christmas
2) Glow
3) Cambian
4) Somnambulance
5) Long March
6) Separate But Equal
7) Peterson
8) Thompson
9) Twelve Days Awake
10) Everyone Gets Shot
Artwork by The American Dollar and Heather Corrigan
"I haven't really viewed post-rock as experimental for quite some time, but The American Dollar's use of electronic undertones to craft very human responses (the programmed Casio beats on "Glow", the muted drum machine on "Long March") is an effective extension of the genre that hasn't been as prevalent as others, i.e. Mogwai's dramatic changes in volume, or the victory cry dynamics of Explosions in the Sky's guitar work."
- Michael Britten, Inner-North Media
