Apollo Sunshine
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Apollo Sunshine was an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 2003,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and decided on its name while band members were throwing words around. They recorded 3 albums - Katonah (2003), Apollo Sunshine (2005), and Shall Noise Upon (2008). The band has been inactive since 2010.
HistoryEdit
FoundingEdit
Sam Cohen, Jesse Gallagher, and Jeremy Black originally met in 1997 in Boston, where the three were attending a Berklee College of Music summer performance program.<ref name="webcachinterview"/>
AlbumsEdit
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 Berkeley. The first single, "I Was on the Moon", was released in 2003.
The New York Times described 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."<ref name="nytaposuns"/>
The band released their second album Apollo Sunshine in 2005. In November 2005, it was named to the Amazon.com Best of 2005: Editors' Picks in Rock list at number 5<ref name="amazonpick"/> and the band was featured in Rolling Stone as an "Artist to Watch".<ref name="rollingstoneartisowatch"/> Several Boston alternative weeklies declared Apollo Sunshine the best Boston band in their 2005 year-end issues.Template:Citation needed In 2006, Apollo Sunshine toured with The Slip and Sam Champion en route to SXSW.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Their third album, Shall Noise Upon, was released on vinyl and as a digital download on August 5, 2008. It was released on CD September 2, 2008.
The band has been inactive since 2010.
EtymologyEdit
MembersEdit
- Current
- Sam Cohen - Guitar, Vocals, Pedal Steel
- Jesse Gallagher - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
- Jeremy Black - Drums
- Former
- Oli Rah - Percussion
- Quentin Stoltzfus- Guitar, Vocals
- Sean Aylward - Guitar, Vocals
DiscographyEdit
Studio albumsEdit
| Year | Album title | Release details |
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| 2005 | Template:Nobold |
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| 2008 | Template:Nobold |
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EPsEdit
- The Other Side of the World EP (May 3, 2005)
Live albumsEdit
- Live at the Paradise (2005)
SinglesEdit
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ReferencesEdit
SourcesEdit
- James Sullivan What a racket - Apollo Sunshine The Boston Globe, September 2, 2008
- Joan Anderman Critic's picks - pop music - Spare Change Benefit The Boston Globe, August 10, 2008