Good Day (Apollo) Sunshine |
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Beginning with its debut recording two years ago, Apollo Sunshine has become one of indie rock’s best-kept secrets. With a sound that ranges from avant noise rock to straight ahead power pop, Apollo Sunshine sound almost like what the Beach Boys would have become if Brian Wilson finished Smile in 1967 instead of 2004. Adding pedal steel, samplers, bizarre percussion and keyboards to the standard “guitar, bass and drums” routine, the group’s songs often start out innocently enough before launching into unimagined stratospheres. With its debut album, Katonah, Apollo Sunshine garnered rave reviews, scored a stint on “Last Call With Carson Daly” and earned an invitation to jam with Leon Redbone. The group’s new self-titled album on Spinart Records shows off such experience with confidence. Within a mere 40 minutes, each song becomes more innovative and complex than the last and is sure to rank them alongside such cult luminaries as Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control. When performing live, Apollo Sunshine is ready and willing to use three part-harmonies, play more than one instrument at a time and recreate its often difficult studio arrangements with a perfectionist tone.
The Sun, Apollo Sunshine, Bare Flames and Sub Rosa.
Saturday (Oct. 8), 10pm
Mohawk Place, 47 E. Mohawk St. (855-3931). $8.
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