OK, now that I’ve completely burned myself out on the new Kings Of Leon album, that I’ve been hypothetically being listening to nonstop for the past week, let’s move on to something else. The Apples in Stereo are a study of pop convention. The Denver, CO. group uses every trick in the book (most of which was written in the 1960s by the Beatles and Beach Boys) on their new LP New Magnetic Wonder to create up beat, extremely well crafted guitar pop full of fun hooks, goofy noises and sing-along choruses. It’s dripping in so much poppy goodness I feel almost ashamed to be listening to it. Don’t judge me.
New Magnetic Wonder is the Apple’s sixth studio album, they’ve been toiling in the indie rock trenches since the early nineties, and one of the first releases on Simian Records, a label founded by none other than Elijah Wood. I’d make some Hobbit joke right here but it’s been done before and I’d just be a douche baggins for even trying.
Web Site: Here
Stuff to Sample: From the Apples in Stereo’s New Magnetic Wonder “Same Old Drag†and “7 Starsâ€
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