Apollo Sunshine
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| Genre(s) | Indie pop, Psychedelic, Alt-country | |
| Website | ApolloSunshine.com | |
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| Sam Cohen- Guitar/Vocals Jesse Gallagher- Vocals/Bass Jeremy Black- Drums |
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Apollo Sunshine is an alternative rock band of the 2000s currently based out of Leverett, Massachusetts.
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[edit] History
Members Sam Cohen, Jesse Gallagher, and Jeremy Black originally met at Berklee College of Music, but left due to dissatisfaction with their industry-oriented program. Since then, they have recorded two full length albums and attained a national cult following. Sean Aylward was added to the lineup in 2004 in order to fill out the band's live sound. He also played on their second, self-titled album. In 2006, Sean left due to the band's desire to continue as a trio, though he still remains a close friend.
The band released their first album Katonah in 2003 on spinART records. The album was recorded in Katonah, New York in a barn which the band converted into a studio, and produced by Andy Edelstein, a professor at Berklee College of Music. The first single, "I Was on the Moon," was released in 2004, with a video following in 2005.
The New York Times describes their sound as "bouncy 60's-style melodies crack wide open, breaking into outbursts of pummeling and feedback before jumping back into the tune. It's all neatly and cleverly plotted, but with a looming chaos that's anything but nostalgic."
The band released their second album Apollo Sunshine in 2005. In November of 2005, it was named to the Amazon.com Best of 2005: Editors' Picks in Rock list at number 5 and the band was featured in Rolling Stone as an "Artist to Watch". Additionally, several Boston alternative weeklies declared Apollo Sunshine the best Boston band in their 2005 year-end issues.
[edit] Trivia
- Their song "Magnolia" has been recently featured in a Dewar's commercial.
- The band recently made a brief appearance in U2's music video Window in the Skies. It was shown on MTV's Total Request Live.
[edit] Members
- Sam Cohen - Guitar, Vocals, Pedal Steel
- Jesse Gallagher - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
- Jeremy Black - Drums
[edit] Discography
- Katonah (October 7, 2003)
- The Other Side of the World EP (May 3, 2005)
- Live at the Paradise (2005)
- Apollo Sunshine (2005)
[edit] External links
- Apollo Sunshine homepage
- Live show photos of APOLLO SUNSHINE by Space Monkey
- spinART records (record label)
- Black & Greene Records (for Apollo Sunshine vinyl releases)
- Apollo Sunshine on Myspace
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