It Happened Last Night
Apples in Stereo Hit Big Apple
NEW YORK: The Elephant 6 alums deliver tunes off just-released New Magnetic Wonder.
By Spin Staff 02.16.07 4:00 AM
The Apples in Stereo, with their energetic tourmates Casper and the Cookies and Brooklyn locals caUSE co-MOTION!, put on an outer-orbit dance spectacular at the Bowery Ballroom to celebrate last week's release of their latest, New Magnetic Wonder. Their live show was packed with new woozy, psychedelic jams, space suits, and glowing stars complimenting their signature packages of perfectly crafted pop.
After whipping showgoers into a dance frenzy and giggling at requests for "Steven's Song" (an homage to Steven Colbert), singer Robert Schneider spent nearly half an hour greeting fans. Bassist Eric Allen took a moment to speak with SPIN.com, too, describing his band's sound as flexible. "Power-pop is great, because it's as serious as you want it to be," he said. Last night, the Apples in Stereo made it their serious business to make sure everyone had fun. LAVINIA WRIGHT / PHOTOS BY TERA BARNUM
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We asked: What does power-pop mean to you?
Name: Toby Karacic
Age: 25
Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany
Occupation: Student
"We don't have that in Germany! It's a small country, we just call it all 'indie rock.'"
Name: Steven Barry
Age: 18
Hometown: Clark City, NJ
Occupation: Student
"I don't like categorizing everything by genre."
Name: Joey Ganahl
Age: 27
Hometown: Corona, CA
Occupation: Teacher
"It's louder and aggressive, but clever and playful. My first power-pop show was the loudest thing I'd ever heard, but everyone had smiles on their faces."
Name: Michael Wingen
Age: 18
Hometown: Amityville, NY
Occupation: Student
"I've never seen power-pop before. I listened to half an Apples in Stereo song today. It's energetic, but I'm not going to dance."
Name: Liz Adams
Age: 21
Hometown: Providence, RI
Occupation: Student
"It's mixtapes from my hipster ex-boyfriend."
Name: Kaylee Hoffman
Age: 20
Hometown: Jim Thorpe, PA
Occupation: Student
"I started listening to power-pop in middle school. It was my first taste of good music, the first genre I really liked."
Name: James Luria
Age: 31
Hometown: Houston, TX
Occupation: In pharmaceuticals
"It's fun! It's the one part of my music collection that I can just enjoy."
Name: Hans Soderquist
Age: 26
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Occupation: Visual artist
"There's not enough of a power-pop scene in Nashville!"
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