London's
APARTMENT makes a run at the USA this May, making stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. The band visits America for the first time in 2+ years with new material from their Fleet Street Records debut,
The Dreamer Evasive. They kick off the brief visit at
MUSEXPO in Los Angeles (
http://www.musexpo.net/) where they cap off the festival with a performance at the Key Club. A trip up to San Francisco is next to play Live105's Aaron Axelson's weekly
POPSCENE party (
http://www.popscene-sf.com/) , then back down to LA for the INDIE 103.1 Night at The Viper Room. APARTMENT then plays three club nights in New York and Brooklyn before returning to the UK for European tour dates.
MAY US MINI-TOURMay 2 - Los Angeles - The Key Club - Musexpo Festival w/Tiny Dancers, Soshy, Move.Meant, & Marit Larsen [Set time: 8:45PM]
May 3 - San Francisco - Popscene w/DJ Jimmy Tamborello [Set time: 11:30PM]
May 4 - Los Angeles - El Cid (TankFarm Future Sounds Night) w/ Lemon Sun & LoveLikeFire [Set time: 10:00PM]
May 7 - Los Angeles - The Viper Room (Indie 103.1 Night) w/The Grand Marquee, Le Rev [Set time: 9:00PM]
May 10 - New York - The Annex w/The Head Set, Day For Night, & Passafire [Set time:9:00PM]
May 11 - Brooklyn - Crashin' In Party @ Galapagos w/Frances, Jumbling Towers, Check It Out & Donora [Set time: 11:30PM]
May 12 - New York - The Annex (TisWas Party) [Set time: 11:00PM]
VIDEOS"Pressures"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DevsbcyWogo"10000 Times"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTMt3Izdl5M"My Brother Chris"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jR6lZuofi4BIOParoxysms of excitement greeted the arrival of Apartment's debut singles on Fierce Panda - the taut, anxious spastic-pop of "
Everyone Says I'm Paranoid" and its follow up, "
Patience Is Proving". Then, apparently things went quiet, but Apartment have been very busy indeed, recording their debut album, and securing a deal with Filthy Lucre - the new label of former A&R man, Jack Steven (MCA Records, RCA Records, CBS Records, Ministry Of Sound). Not ones to be accused of resting on their laurels, and in the spirit of independence, the band also set up their own label, Fleet Street Records (The Far Cries and The Saudi Playboys being their first releases, look out for the upcoming Mersaultmusic).
As anyone who has caught the band's recent live shows can testify, they are a revelation. Witness the stage invasion during their fierce and unhinged sets at the Filthy Lucre label launch at the Embassy Club recently. Tom Gillet wielding his bass like an axe, stomping a hole in the floor with his silver boots, while Davide de Santis' nimble, spacious guitar licks tangled with Liam Fletcher's complex, pin-sharp beats. And finally, David Caggiari owning the stage, his inimitable vocals soaring above the melee, toying with the crowd and making sure everyone is having a fabulous time. In short, a thumping 8-legged indie rock machine in full flight.
DUST & BLOOD have resurfaced in Phoenix, Arizona, their new home in the desert, and play their coming out party at LAST EXIT in Tempe tonight. They'll be showcasing some of the new songs they've written since their LA departure.
