The Apples in Stereo

Sunny pop band the Apples in Stereo were one of the leading lights of the Elephant 6 Recording Company collective, a coterie of like-minded, lo-fi indie groups -- including the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Secret Square -- who shared musicians, ideas, and sensibilities. They were led by singer/songwriter Robert Schneider, a native of the tiny town of Ruston, LA, also home to Jeff Mangum (later of Neutral Milk Hotel) as well as William Cullen Hart and Bill... MORE

So, did you guys know that Elijah Wood is a HUGE indie music fan and now has his own record label? Here's a short interview with him about the significance of the name, Simian Records, and why he decided to start a label in the first place. Oh yeah, and he's just signed Apples in Stereo. Article courtesy of Filter Magazine. http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=13989&c=2 He's a Believer! Elijah Wood Puts on a Monkey Suitby Patrick James | 03.07.2007 A smoking-hot... MORE

i almost forgot, today is my one year on here. im not going to make this long, but i just want to thank you all for taking the time to recognize my rants and raves. weve seen some things havent we? the good, the bad, the glitchy. where does the time go? i am one year old, but boy howdy, i dont feel a day past 0. so thank you.

I just wanted to chime in with a band and an album that I haven't seen on anybody's year-end best yet. The Apples in Stereo put out a really great record this year. Musically ambitious but still packed with accessible, hummable power pop, I think it belongs among the best albums of the year. It's not perfect, but the good songs on it are excellent, the okay songs are good, and the bad songs are listenable--think The New Pornographers without the melancholy streak. Al... MORE

A post from SixtyWatt, my blog of limited-edition, tour-only, signed, bonus tracked vinyl and CDs. I'm a big Elephant 6 fan...and the Apples in Stereo were a big part of that crew. I truly love some of their older records, such as The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone and Velocity of Sound. A new B-sides & Rarities collection is now poised to hit the stand, Electronic Projects for Musicians. I would have to imagine that Robert Schneider's vaults are pretty full, gi... MORE

Yes its a holiday mood, in spite of all the stuff that hits the fan

This morning I fired up my trusty laptop to find my first email was from my close friends at Bumbershoot.org. Well, maybe not _friends_ exactly, but any email like this has to come from someone I could grow to love...http://www.bumbershoot.org/lineup.htmThe lineup has (finally) been announced and if you take away the addition of Fergie, its absolutely incredible! There's something for everyone here, lots of local bands, and some of my favorites of 2007; Kings of Leon, BR... MORE

Hey there.   Anyone going to this? I want to go - primarily to hear The Apples in Stereo. More soon. I'm rushin'....Russian.   -J.

Remember when Elephant 6 was a living, kicking and screaming multi-tentacled music-making machine? Side projects of side projects of indie-pop goodness hailing the days of the beach boys. So many band members interchanging between each band, groups like Olivia Tremor Control would have a list of 20 different people who played in the band for a studio recording... What a beautiful community of artistry. As I was slow to become privy to many of the things going on in t... MORE

i know i'm pretty late jumping on the bandwagon, but is anyone else aware of HOW MUCH ASS the apples in stereo kick? i mean, i've "liked" them for years, but lately i've been getting sort of ...addicted. i don't know why. it just happened. one day, i was fine, listening to mixes and being quite happy, and the next, i wanted to listen to the apples and stereo and nothing else. except sometimes it makes me want to listen to the olivia tremor control, and also the beatle... MORE

my new favorite apples in stereo song "sun is out" is going in my "soundtrack to life" playlist. btw, my movie is gonna be directed by wes anderson... he doesnt know it yet.

Way, way late to the party on this one, but I recently downloaded The Apples in Stereo's Velocity of Sound and absolutely love it. Their later stuff is more polished (pun intended, if you caught it - Apples, see), but this big thick guitar stuff just makes me smile. I like so many songs on this album, but Please has got that maxy catchy factor. And please enjoy my ultra literal photographic interpretation of "Apples in Stereo."

Here’s your exclusive chance to remix “Can You Feel It?” from the latest The Apples In Stereo album, New Magnetic Wonder! Using more than 20 of the actual tracks used on the album you can mix, match, add other tracks, alter and finagle any of the sounds supplied and make your very own remix. Go to applesinstereo.imeem.com for more information.