they're fun! they're formulaic! they're... the apples in stereo!
but one has to ask, why are they the apples in stereo? what made them feel that the plethora of '60s-esque pop available these days to music listeners was not enough? why, apples in stereo, why?
sure, they're by no means a bad band. they know how to play their instruments, they know how to write a catchy melody... what they don't know, however, is how to be creative. with so many artists these days doing their own thing, the apples in stereo decided to break from the norm and create something so wholly unoriginal it's really no wonder that in their fifteen years of existence they've never achieved mainstream success, even with such career highlights as contributing to the powerpuff girls soundtrack.
their february 2007 release, new magnetic wonder (available in its entirety for your listening... pleasure? on the band's official website) is more of the same. one might assume that with five years between new magnetic wonder and their former most recent album, velocity of sound, the apples in stereo might have had enough time to think of something new. this is clearly not the case.
it's difficult for me to listen to such music coming from artists who are so obviously capable of more. apples in stereo, i believe in you. may i suggest dropping some acid, picking up your instruments, and playing all your old songs while totally high off your asses? record that. i guarantee it would be a better album.
-jocelyn
1 comment:
Jocelyn,
Velocity of Sound is their weakest album, and though i've not heard the new one i can imagine it is just as bad. Go for Her Wallpaper Reverie or Fun Trick Noisemaker, both of which have bass contributions by our man Mangum and are considerable less evil.
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