Katonah

1. Katonah

2. Fear of Heights

3. I Was on the Moon

4. Happening

5. Blood Is Wood

6. Egg

7. Sheets With Stars

8. Mayday Disorder

9. Conscious Pilot

10. Hot Air Balloon

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Katonah

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A Brilliant Debut
Katonah = Exceptional
Apollo Sunshine
Grrrr...ATE!
Best I've Heard all Year!

Katonah
Apollo Sunshine
Manufacturer: Spin Art
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000D1FFW
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

Katonah
Fear Of Heights
I Was On The Moon
Happening
Blood Is Wood
The Egg
Sheets With Stars
Mayday Disorder
Conscious Pilot
Hot Air Balloon

Customer Reviews:

A Brilliant Debut.......2006-09-01

This is one of those albums that takes a few listens before you really start to appreciate its rich textures and complexity, at least for me. Katonah has some really beautiful moments on it that caught me by surprise. Perhaps the two best songs are "I was on the Moon" and "The Egg", but the whole album is quite an interesting listening experience. You can hear influences of other bands, such as the Grateful Dead and the Beatles, but in the end these guys create a very unique and full sound. Although it is now three years old, this one still has me riveted.

Katonah = Exceptional.......2006-02-16

This album is without a doubt worth buying. If you disagree, i'll buy you and eat your soul. I was driving around Andover with my friend and bass player at the time Alan Lafranchi and he had a demo of some of Apollo Sunshines early music. I was on the moon along with an awesome beatlesesque song with lots of Bells was on the disc. I was intrigued at the least and wanted to hear more immediately. I bought the album and listened to it in the car, the shower, ballroom dancing, pie eating contests, fishing bass, levitating and occasionally while sleeping. I learned the keyboard parts immediately and still like playing them accoustically on the piani. This album has an unstoppable aesthetic to it. It's no wonder why this band is breaking ground as we speak. ROCK ON BOYS.

-Rhythms

Apollo Sunshine .......2005-09-29

Apollo Sunshine's new self titled album rocks! It's fun, easy to listen to to, and thought provoking (hear: "A Finger Pointing At The Moon"). The first track "Flip!" is cool because it has a lot of expected highs and lows. You'll definitely be playing this one on repeat. "This Is The Day" is another song worth checking out. It's an upbeat song that sounds like reminds me of just a cool, laid back feel...like Summer. Overall, the album reflects a cool, creative band that has something new and fresh for all Rock fans.

Grrrr...ATE!.......2005-05-07

Apollo Sunshine has quickly become my new favorite band. After listening to the bands new Ep, I decided to peer back through the mists of time and give the bands previous album a look see. Boy am I glad I did. The electrically charged "Katonah" opens the record like a robotic lullaby. Most of the time instrumentals put me to sleep, this one left me in awe. Brilliant keyboards. The muli-textured, and amazingly deep "Fear of Heights" follows. So much goes on in this song, that to describe it all would take me all day (and night). Let's just say that this song, like all the others on this album, are like stories-they all have complex beginings, middles, and endings. Song structure is a big deal for these boys. My favorite moment of the record happens in the middle of this song...where it seems the song (which has slowed considerably) is over-after a long pause the listener gets kicks his/her ass kicked but a screaming reprise. Awesome keyboard/organ solo's follow.

"I Was On The Moon" the closest this indie record has to a "single," is a brilliant-almost McCartney-esque rocker. While it's bouyant and happy, the dark lyrics reveal a nearly abandonded, modern childhood. Some really great guitar moments and catchy-as-a-cold chorus make this one a winner. Apollo Sunshine reminds me of The Shins (though not as somber). If you like The Shins, you'll eat this album up (with a spoon). The harder song "Happening" and the poppy "The Egg" deserve to be framed and hung on a wall. This is art rock without the prissy froo-froo.

Apollo Sunshine need your support, because this kind of brilliant, energetic music just doesn't pay the bills. It will never be accepted the way it probably should be. At best, this band could be another Shins (indie critic flavors of the month). More than likely they'll put out one more album, and then give up. And that's a damn shame. In this dreary age of whitewashed corporate rock, the world could use more Sunshine.

Best I've Heard all Year!.......2005-03-22

These guys first caught my attention when they came through Detroit opening for Hot Hot Heat 2 years ago. Also on the bill was the Starlight Mints, another pop-rockatoonish band worth a listen.

Anyway, I was blown away. Smart, a little nutters, and obvious musical geniouses, They didn't even have a CD then, but they were already stuck in my mind.

I finally caught Katonah when they swung through Ann Arbor last year, a few weeks before their appearance on Carson Daly's show. It outdid my expectations. Garage rock has had its day. It's Bathroom Rock's time now.

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Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000034D0C
Release Date: 2000-03-31

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