The Apples In Stereo – #1 Hits Explosion (CD)
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Robert Schneider spent the better part of two decades proving that pure pop songcraft and genuine experimentalism aren't mutually exclusive, and the Apples in Stereo's catalog remains some of the most joyful evidence in indie rock history. A companion piece to the band's restless evolution through the Elephant 6 years and beyond, this collection draws from across their discography to map just how far a good melody can travel when the person writing it refuses to stop tinkering.
The shiny pop centerpiece of the famed Elephant 6 collective, The Apples In Stereo was born of Robert Schneider's infatuation with recording and his near-pathological compulsion to write the perfect Pop song. Citing Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys as their root text a decade before it was en vogue, Schneider and former and future band members used their basement-D.I.Y. beginnings as a launching pad into a kaleidoscopic galaxy of sound. Constantly mutating from debut album Fun Trick Noisemaker through recent opus New Magnetic Wonder, that galaxy has expanded from 4-track recordings made in Schneider's bedroom to 100-track sonic experiments complete with new musical scales. Collecting the Apples' most well-known songs, #1 Hits Explosion reminds us that Pop music is the art of the song, the art of sounds assembled in a pattern designed to give joy. For over fifteen years The Apples In Stereo have taught us that three minutes can change your life. #1 Hits Explosion will make sure we don't forget it.
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UPC: 634457263123
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: 9.1.09
Format: CD