| 4.26.2006 | Spin Magazine's Music You Need To Download Now | ||
| The Spin Essential Mix Review | |||
| The Apparitions: "Electricity + Drums" Drawling over chugging guitars, these Kentuckians sound totally... |
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| 3.30.2006 | Sweet power pop and smart indie rock... | ||
| The Apparitions Preview | |||
| The Apparitions haunt the musical middle ground between sweet power pop and smart indie rock. The Lexington, KY group fe... | |||
| source: The Other Paper | |||
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| 2.28.2006 | The Early Fish gets the worm... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| The Lexington (that’s in Kentucky, folks) slash Washington DC based quintet called the Apparitions deliver what they c... | |||
| source: The Early Fish | |||
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| 2.28.2006 | Instant fun. | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Instant fun. Just a goofy bunch of voices and some idle hand claps. Little country, little house-of-mirrors. If you list... | |||
| source: Cord Magazine | |||
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| 2.22.2006 | DCist Three Stars... | ||
| The Apparitions @ DC9 Show review/Interview | |||
| Welcome to Day 2 of February's Three Stars. Yesterday we spent some time with The Hint, tomorrow we'll talk to Shorts... | |||
| source: DCist.com | |||
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| 2.22.2006 | A potent blend of your parents' ancient R&B records and '60s AM radio rock... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| The term indie rock is a vague term at best. The initial albums that earned that tag were called that because there was ... | |||
| source: www.30music.com | |||
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| 2.16.2006 | Tuneful pop songs from this quintet that features a triple guitar attack. | ||
| The Apparitions live in DC Review/preview | |||
| Long-distance relationships can be a hit-or-miss affair. Thankfully, jangly pop quintet the Apparitions are showing no s... | |||
| source: The Washington Post | |||
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| 2.15.2006 | Earfarm Blog review | ||
| God Monkey Robot Review | |||
| I like Dodge (My Old Kentucky Blog), he's a nice guy with a great website, but I don't always listen to everything he po... | |||
| source: Earfarm | |||
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| 2.12.2006 | Apocalypse tomorrow... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| One of the oldest unwritten laws of rock'n'roll is the one about drummers not being able to write songs. OK, maybe there... | |||
| source: Whisperin' and Hollerin' | |||
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| 2.10.2006 | DC Artists That Should Be On Your Radar, Calendar, and iPod | ||
| FourPlay Preview | |||
| While all of us loathe morning traffic, DC-based songwriter Mark Heidinger has a commute that none of us envy: the rest ... | |||
| source: On Tap | |||
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| 2.2.2006 | Best. Song. Ever. | ||
| God Monkey Robot Review | |||
| On the subject of liking things, I downloaded a song yesterday that as of right now might be the single best song ever m... | |||
| source: Thinking The Lions | |||
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| 2.1.2006 | Your new favorite band... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| The older I get, the more I admit to myself that there is nothing wrong with catchy music. "Pop" does not always equal "... | |||
| source: Nougat Magazine | |||
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| 1.31.2006 | Guitar-based power pop that's jangly, fuzzy, and full of infectious energy... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Generally speaking, bands with three guitar players don't play lean-sounding music. The guitars usually overwhelm the ot... | |||
| source: The Onion | |||
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| 1.29.2006 | Great post punk... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Proof that great post punk isn't only found in one of the five boroughs or the UK: My Old Kentucky Blog always brings th... | |||
| source: www.sonicslang.com | |||
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| 1.27.2006 | Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Since spring 2003, the Lexington, Kentucky-based The Apparitions have been riding the indie rock wave to impressive heig... | |||
| source: Hear/Say Magazine | |||
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| 1.27.2006 | Apocalypse now... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| As This Is Futuristic (Machine Records), the second album from this quintet, is an apocalyptic science fiction collectio... | |||
| source: Chicago Reader | |||
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| 1.27.2006 | My Old Kentucky Blog | ||
| Electricity + Drums / God Monkey Robot Review | |||
| The good find of the bunch are local boys, which excites me...The Apparitions are from Lexington, KY and were they not, ... | |||
| source: My Old Kentucky Blog | |||
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| 1.26.2006 | Apocalyptic Post Rock... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Long distance relationships are tough, especially for up-and-coming Rock bands. Yet Lexington five-piece The Apparitions... | |||
| source: City Beat | |||
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| 1.25.2006 | Discernable ears- listen up... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| The dictionary defines an apparition as: “the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected.” Someone in this qui... | |||
| source: www.myselfmyself.com | |||
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| 1.23.2006 | Kills Kittens Dead... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Totally awesome review | |||
| This is so not my thing that I almost didn't review it. Bland power pop, not much to say about it. But then my kitten Ru... | |||
| source: Read Magazine | |||
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| 1.22.2006 | Two parts quirky, one part... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| More fun than Cake, quirkier than the Talking Heads, not quite so serious as Television, less moody than the Cure but so... | |||
| source: Ear Candy Magazine | |||
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| 1.22.2006 | Blogs be damned, this guy can write... | ||
| God Monkey Robot Review/analysis | |||
| Selective excerpts taken from a lengthy and compelling, if not entirely flattering review of God Monkey Robot: ... |
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| source: www.greanpeaness.org | |||
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| 1.18.2006 | One happy, unpredictable mix... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Any album that starts off with unison singing and handclaps, as in "Electricity + Drums," is just clamoring for your att... | |||
| source: Performing Songwriter | |||
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| 1.18.2006 | Long overdue... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| The Apparitions describe themselves as "golden pop rock." I actually couldn't think of a better title for them, so don't... | |||
| source: www.nighttimes.com | |||
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| 1.16.2006 | Decorous pop... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| The Lexington quintet is back with a powerful sophomore release. Acumen sharpened and skills honed, The Apparitions have... | |||
| source: Wildcat Weekly | |||
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| 1.13.2006 | It's a 'Futuristic' Friday the 13th | ||
| The Apparitions CD Release show preview by Walter Tunis | |||
| It's enough to make you wonder why a band would book its CD-release party on Friday the 13th. First, Lexingt... |
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| source: Lexington Herald-Leader | |||
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| 1.12.2006 | Fun and freewheeling... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Fun and freewheeling, The Apparitions' second full-length release is an inviting, playful disc of lighthearted songs tha... | |||
| source: LEO Weekly | |||
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| 1.6.2006 | Assaulting the machinery of bad pop... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review/preview | |||
| As This Is Futuristic assaults the machinery of Bad Pop like the Ents at Isengard... Anthemic evolutionary tales like "G... | |||
| source: The Lexington Project | |||
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| 1.5.2006 | Bound to please? In a single bound? | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Lexington, Kentucky's The Apparitions return with another entertaining album. As This Is Futuristic features ten guitar ... | |||
| source: www.babysue.com | |||
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| 1.5.2006 | Simple, clear, and surprisingly profound... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Although the 5-member group The Apparitions hails from Lexington, Kentucky, they are nothing close to a Southern blues b... | |||
| source: Chicago InnerView | |||
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| 1.3.2006 | Compelling and rich... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Lexington's Apparitions possess the pop chops of the Posies, the Knack or (insert your favorite power-pop band here), bu... | |||
| source: Louisville Music News | |||
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| 1.3.2006 | Smart, sardonic, & hook-laden... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Smart, sardonic vocal delivery supported by a tight, no-frills rock and roll outfit on melodic, hook-laden tunes. While ... | |||
| source: www.onmilwaukee.com | |||
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| 12.1.2005 | Soft ballads, electrifying choruses and off-the-wall lyrics... | ||
| As This Is Futuristic Review | |||
| Two years as a band and The Apparitions are already being compared to giants like The Pixies and The Flaming Lips. That ... | |||
| source: The Guild | |||
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| 2.4.2004 | Guitar rock at its best... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| Lexington has given us The Apparitions, a long sleek rifle of guitar rock, holding in its chamber a shell loaded with a ... | |||
| source: www.killmedia.net | |||
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| 1.1.2004 | Manic, feverish, and damn near irresistible... One of Splendid's Top 24 Self-released albums of 2003 | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| If you loved the defunct Lexington, KY band The Hub, you will go apeshit over The Apparitions' debut. Why? It's the same... | |||
| source: Splendid E-zine | |||
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| 12.17.2003 | New and notable recordings - Scram Magazine... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| A variety of influences bubble up through this, direct and indirect: indie rock, '80s new American folk, Meat Puppets, F... | |||
| source: Scram Magazine | |||
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| 9.22.2003 | The Pixies on ecstacy... | ||
| The Apparitions Feature | |||
| Make a 'Point
Supporting non-local MidPoint players sends strong message about our 'scene' |
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| source: City Beat | |||
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| 6.14.2003 | Complex and unpredictable blend of pop and rock... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| Our first impressions of this band were that (a) their music reminded us of The Strokes and (b) there is more here than ... | |||
| source: Baby Sue - LMNOP | |||
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| 5.20.2003 | Gritty noise-making and acoustic placidity... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| Lexington, Kentucky has birthed more than endless farmland this year thanks to Oxygen Think Tank by The Apparitions. Mem... | |||
| source: Illinois Entertainer | |||
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| 5.8.2003 | Fantastic collection of catchy and distinguishable songs... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| Rating: A-
The Apparitions combines friendly aspects of political and indie-rock on Oxygen Think Tank with ... |
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| source: North Texas Daily | |||
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| 5.1.2003 | Crack-head rock... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| The Apparitions are on a mission to make mental conditions a daily tradition. Seventies crack-head rock would be the bes... | |||
| source: Michigan State News | |||
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| 4.18.2003 | Twisted pop sensibility... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| The Apparitions prove they are a band of substance with their latest release, Oxygen Think Tank. The CD picks up where t... | |||
| source: Lexington Herald Leader | |||
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| 4.17.2003 | Q & A... | ||
| The Apparitions Interview | |||
| The Apparitions (né the Hub): rejuvenated, release Oxygen Think Tank
by John Storts, site&scene edit... |
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| source: Site & Scene | |||
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| 4.16.2003 | Art and classic rock hybrid... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| With songs built on simple grooves and pop hooks, hybrids of art and classic rock, the Apparitions are sure to be a hit ... | |||
| source: The Independent Mind | |||
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| 4.12.2003 | Quirky paranoid-pop... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| Spring is in the air, and with it comes this overwrought metaphor to describe the lead vocals on Oxygen Think Tank as a ... | |||
| source: www.oneadamtwelve.com | |||
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| 4.10.2003 | Your gentle cup of tea... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| The power of unknown bands never fails to amaze me on a weekly basis. Sometimes, I receive the worst things that will ev... | |||
| source: The Daily Vidette | |||
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| 4.9.2003 | Odd dreams... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| There was this weird period in high school where all we did was make each other pass out. I'm sure this wasn't the safes... | |||
| source: www.thephiller.com | |||
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| 4.8.2003 | The second coming... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| "Damn. I'm broke. My feet hurt. (Inside the mind of a carjacker.) And that bitch is slippin. It makes me wanna,.. cre... | |||
| source: Tastes Like Chicken | |||
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| 4.6.2003 | Quirky goodness... | ||
| Oxygen Think Tank Review | |||
| From the opening lyric visions of Pere Ubu came to mind. The Apparitions have a quirky late '80s/early '90s sound with d... | |||
| source: www.thechickenfishspeaks.com | |||
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