As I previously mentioned , Apollo Ghosts are calling it quits. It's a total bummer, although it's always nice to see a band go out on top without ever falling from grace. Right, Weezer ? I interviewed singer Adrian Teacher about the band's final show for the Georgia Straight . Below is the first Apollo Ghosts song I ever fell in love with, "Dobermans." Not coincidentally, it's the first song from their first album, 2009's Hastings Sunrise . Dobermans by Apollo Ghosts
As I previously mentioned , Apollo Ghosts are calling it quits. It's a total bummer, although it's always nice to see a band go out on top without ever falling from grace. Right, Weezer ? I interviewed singer Adrian Teacher about the band's final show for the Georgia Straight . Below is the first Apollo Ghosts song I ever fell in love with, "Dobermans." Not coincidentally, it's the first song from their first album, 2009's Hastings Sunrise . Dobermans by Apollo Ghosts
My idea is pretty simple. Pick a label, and offer up five songs courtesy of five of their heaviest hitters. It's time to shine a light on the people still willing to venture down the thankless road of helping bands get their songs out and heard. With so much music being recorded at home and thrown blindly into the abyss, it's time to celebrate the Canadian outlets will risk losing their collective shirts to help make some money for bands and offer some stability. It's probably not kosher to talk about in public circles, [...]
To be fair, this post more about a fantastic Vancouver DIY effort that new material from a great band, but it was the latest Apollo Ghosts single that tipped me off to the whole affair. It's no secret that Apollo Ghosts are my favorite band right now . The band puts out punchy guitar ditties, gives 110% on stage and may also be the most charming people on the planet. The fact the band plays music for fun and little else just makes the quality and consistency of their work even [...]
Yesterday, I picked up my vinyl copy of Apollo Ghosts ' new single, "Nightwitch," which is out through the Kingfisher Bluez singles series. I wrote about this for Exclaim! a few weeks back. I am putty in Apollo Ghosts' hands. Nightwitch 7" by Apollo Ghosts
Yesterday, I picked up my vinyl copy of Apollo Ghosts ' new single, "Nightwitch," which is out through the Kingfisher Bluez singles series. I wrote about this for Exclaim! a few weeks back. I am putty in Apollo Ghosts' hands. Nightwitch 7" by Apollo Ghosts
The third installment of the songs that rocked my world in 2012 is definitely a charmer. For those coming late to the party, here's the deets: I'm giving you the 75 songs, split into five collections of 15 songs each, that soundtracked the year for me. There will be a post a day this week from Monday to Friday (You can click back to Monday's post to get the first part, and Tuesday's post for part 2) , and you can collection them all to get a pretty awesome compilation that I think is a good [...]
Now this looks really rather interesting. Not cheap, perhaps, but interesting. Actually, let me rephrase that because it's not entirely fair. A subscription of 80 Canadian dollars seems like a lot, but I can promise you that for a manufacturing run of 12 lots of 250 73 singles, that's a pretty reasonable price actually. And if you look at the stuff Kingfisher Bluez will be releasing on this run of (one-sided) singles, then it becomes an even more interesting proposition. I was sucked in by the above video, but if there were any doubts about their [...]
Baby Eagle ::: photo by Brittney Bush Bollay Being of a fairly rigorous scientific mindset, I don't generally hold much truck with the concept of fate, but Friday evening's concert experience had the F-word smeared all over it. A last-minute awareness of an unpublicized addition to a bill, the absence of traffic and green lights [...]
Apollo Ghosts ::: photo by Brittney Bush Bollay Being of a fairly rigorous scientific mindset, I don't generally hold much truck with the concept of fate, but Friday evening's concert experience had the F-word smeared all over it. A last-minute awareness of an unpublicized addition to a bill, the absence of traffic and green lights [...]
Hey there! You should read this original post on the hill by going here: Reviews:: frvdty split 4 - Lights of Harmac, Adrian Teacher, Everything is Geometry Apparently, I'm running a train on lo-fi, Vancouver songs lately. If you've read herohill over the last few years, you know of the man crush we have on Adrian Teacher of Apollo Ghosts , so his presence on this split cd/cassette was enough to warrant a few listens, but contributions from members of Wilderness Years, Bash Brothers and Madonna Bangers helped earn this [...]
Apollo Ghosts recently appeared on The McDons House , a web series that features bands playing informally in a basement in Moncton, NB. The band performed “Night Vision,” “Money Has No Heart” and “Violet Margaret.” Watch the video below:
This album is fairly overwhelming in terms of sheer song-writing output; the irony lies in the fact of how short it is. In this, one finds and incredible strength. In this, one finds a certain weakness. The brevity of each track combined with the sheer amount of music presented causes the whole thing to blur together. That said, it's completely enjoyable, and when time and attention are given to the task of engaging in passively focused reception, every track has something to offer. Some albums, such as In Utero , grab your attention from the get-go and [...]
The biggest release this week for indie music lovers probably comes down to a battle between Beach House and Best Coast - both of which are male-female duos, and have thematically similar band names. However, their sound and style are totally different. On their new single, "Myth," Baltimore daydream pop masters Beach House deliver more [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
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by teepoo Watch my review of Apollo Ghosts Landmark above. 15 tracks, short and sweet. Tracklist 1. What Are Your Influences? 2. American Joint 3. I'm In Love with the USA 4. Why Can't I Be the Man On Stage? 5. Violet Margaret 6. So Much Better When You're Gone 7. Landmark 8. Weekend Fantasy 9. Day of Glory 10. For What They [...]
Hey there! You should read this original post on the hill by going here: Polaris Possibilities for 2012 As we get close to June, it means that I've got to start eliminating the pretenders from the contenders for the 2012 Polaris Prize . There are countless records that deserve to be on my ballot and won't get included, and like any subjective vote, there will be adoration showered on records I can't stand. So be it. I try to keep an active list of my "favorite records" but the Polaris mandate asks [...]
Lately, my life has had a whole lot of Apollo Ghosts in it. I wrote a cover story about them for BeatRoute , and last night I went to their LP release show. That excellent new album is called Landmark and it's officially out on May 15 through You've Changed Records . The short but sweet opening track is called "What Are Your Influences?" and it's below. "Wo-ho-hoo!"
Lately, my life has had a whole lot of Apollo Ghosts in it. I wrote a cover story about them for BeatRoute , and last night I went to their LP release show. That excellent new album is called Landmark and it's officially out on May 15 through You've Changed Records . The short but sweet opening track is called "What Are Your Influences?" and it's below. "Wo-ho-hoo!"
There was a great feature in the Vancouver Sun yesterday on Apollo Ghosts by Francois Marchand. Check it out here: http://www.vancouversun.com/Ap ollo+Ghosts+find+haunt/6587565 /story.html
Back in 2010 Oh! Canada fell in love with the short, snappy jangle-punk of Apollo Ghosts ' sophomore record Mount Benson , naming it as one of the years best Canadian releases . Following on from releasing numerous singles, one off collaborations and a bookmark last year, the band are ready to unleash their follow-up album Landmark , a record that bears witness to the fact that quietly and assuredly, they have developed into one of the finest bands in Canada. We caught up with frontman Adrian Teacher to talk [...]
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