Apollo Sunshine

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Apollo Sunshine


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Genre = Alternative rock, Indie pop, psychedelic
Current_members = Sam Cohen
Jesse Gallagher
Jeremy Black
URL = [http://www.apollosunshine.com www.apollosunshine.com] Apollo Sunshine is an alternative rock band of the 2000s currently based out of Andover, Massachusetts.

History

Members Sam Cohen, Jesse Gallagher, and Jeremy Black originally met at Berklee College of Music. Since then, they have recorded three 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 2005, it was named to the Amazon.com [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse/-/BCOTJV49MA78 Best of 2005: Editors' Picks in Rock] list at number 5 and the band was [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/8842146/apollosunshine?pageid=rs.News&pageregion=double1 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.

Their third album, "Shall Noise Upon," was released on vinyl and as a digital download on August 5th, 2008. It was released on CD September 2, 2008. [ [http://www.livemusicblog.com/dates/08/06/02/apollo-sunshine-tour-dates-new-album.php Apollo Sunshine Announce New Album, 2008 Tour Dates | Live Music Blog ] ]

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.
* The band once passed out chewing gum to have the audience chomp along to the beat of one of their songs, during which playing a sample that said "there's acid in the gum." (There was no actual acid in the gum).

Members

*Sam Cohen - Guitar, Vocals, Pedal Steel
*Jesse Gallagher - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
*Jeremy Black - Drums
*Quentin Stoltzfus- Guitar, Vocals
*Oli - Percussion

Discography

*"Katonah" (October 7, 2003)
*"The Other Side of the World EP" (May 3, 2005)
*"Live at the Paradise" (2005)
*"Apollo Sunshine" (2005)
*"Shall Noise Upon" (2008)

References

External links

* [http://www.apollosunshine.com/ Apollo Sunshine homepage]
* [http://www.spacemonkeyphotography.com/photo/gallery/apollosunshine.html Live show photos of APOLLO SUNSHINE by Space Monkey]
* [http://www.headlessheroes.com Headless Heroes (record label)]
* [http://www.blackandgreenerecords.com/ Black & Greene Records (for Apollo Sunshine vinyl releases)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/apollosunshine Apollo Sunshine on Myspace]
* [http://www.livemusicblog.com/dates/08/06/02/apollo-sunshine-tour-dates-new-album.php Apollo Sunshine Announce New Album, 2008 Tour Dates]
* [http://spin.com/articles/apollo-sunshine-and-friends-leave-brooklyn-feeling-over-moon Short review of Aug 4, 2008 Union Pool Show]