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Velocity of Sound lives up to its title. The album hurries past, a flurry of energetic beats and nasal vocals that suggest the Chipmunks on a caffeine buzz. Each song is tight and compressed; no superfluous notes slop out, and even the guitar solos seem whittled down to the minimum. With two new members in the band, the core of the Apples in Stereo remains Robert Schneider, whose lyrics possess a guileless charm. ("Your friends hate my guts," he cheerfully announces at the top of "That's Something I Do.") Even when promising that he has a dagger in his hand, on "Do You Understand?," the impact is earnest and innocent, like a kid hustling candy on Halloween. Retro touches lighten the weight of the snarling guitars, with loopy organ doodles on "Better Days" and a harmonic counterpoint on "Baroque" that harks all the way back to Harpers Bizarre. The result throughout Velocity of Sound is an impression of the Apples in Stereo as introductory ironists, non-threatening to kids and parents, accessible and enjoyable to all.
© Robert L. Doerschuk /TiVo
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The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer - Michael Eric Allen, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - Hilarie Sidney, Composer - WASHING MACHINES FOREVER MUSIC, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
The Apples In Stereo, MainArtist - Robert Schneider, Producer - The Elephant 6 Publishing Co, MusicPublisher - Robert Peter Schneider, Composer
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
Album review
Velocity of Sound lives up to its title. The album hurries past, a flurry of energetic beats and nasal vocals that suggest the Chipmunks on a caffeine buzz. Each song is tight and compressed; no superfluous notes slop out, and even the guitar solos seem whittled down to the minimum. With two new members in the band, the core of the Apples in Stereo remains Robert Schneider, whose lyrics possess a guileless charm. ("Your friends hate my guts," he cheerfully announces at the top of "That's Something I Do.") Even when promising that he has a dagger in his hand, on "Do You Understand?," the impact is earnest and innocent, like a kid hustling candy on Halloween. Retro touches lighten the weight of the snarling guitars, with loopy organ doodles on "Better Days" and a harmonic counterpoint on "Baroque" that harks all the way back to Harpers Bizarre. The result throughout Velocity of Sound is an impression of the Apples in Stereo as introductory ironists, non-threatening to kids and parents, accessible and enjoyable to all.
© Robert L. Doerschuk /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:28:52
- Main artists: The Apples In Stereo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Apples in stereo
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co (P) 2009 The Elephant 6 Recording Co
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