Sun Atoms is a project from Portland, Oregon’s Peter Holmström (The Dandy Warhols, Pete International Airport) and Jsun Atoms (The Upsidedown, Daydream Machine) along with several other seasoned professional musicians. The band channels luminary influences Leonard Cohen, The Cure, Moon Duo and Nick Cave in a resulting amalgamation that combines psychedelic, dark wave and post modern-pop.

The band's debut album Let There Be Light was produced by Peter Holmström and mixed by Stephen Street (Blur, The Smiths, New Order). Other artists featured on the album include Alex Maas (The Black Angels), Jasno Swarez (The Vandelles), Greg Williams (Sheryl Crow, Blitzen Trapper), Bob Mild and others.