Apollo Sunshine was an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 2003, 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.
History Founding 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.
Albums 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."
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 and the band was featured in Rolling Stone as an "Artist to Watch". Several Boston alternative weeklies declared Apollo Sunshine the best Boston band in their 2005 year-end issues. In 2006, Apollo Sunshine toured with The Slip and Sam Champion en route to SXSW.
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.
Etymology
Members
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
Discography Studio albums + Studio albums by Apollo Sunshine Year Album title Release details2003 Released: October 7, 2003 Label: spinART Format: Digital2005 Released: September 13, 2005 Label: spinART Format: Digital2008 Released: August 5, 2008 Label: Headless Heroes Format: Digital, vinyl, CD
EPs The Other Side of the World EP (May 3, 2005)
Live albums Live at the Paradise (2005)
Singles
References
Sources 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
External links
Live show photos of APOLLO SUNSHINE by Space Monkey Headless Heroes (record label) Black & Greene Records (for Apollo Sunshine vinyl releases) Apollo Sunshine on Myspace Apollo Sunshine Announce New Album, 2008 Tour Dates Short review of the August 4, 2008 Union Pool Show