By Ben Boddez
The Swiss collective translate smooth beats and influences as diverse as their cultural backgrounds into catchy hooks and sociopolitical messaging.
Apollo Ghosts - Pink Tiger
You've Changed Records
by Gregory Adams
- Published on December 6, 2022
Vancouver-based indie stalwarts Apollo Ghosts let out a peculiar but welcomed roar with Pink Tiger. A two-parter of sorts, the 22-song double album is presented as a diptych of low-key, folky compositions (aka Pink) and the kind of sweat-soaked, jangle-punk positivity the group have honed in on since forming at the tail end of the 00s (Tiger, if you will).
The remotely recorded sessions are filled with Nick Drake-referencing folk minimalism (“Morning Voice”), and tenderly-scored moments of singer Adrien Teacher taking stock of a wake (“To Set the King Bloom”). “But I’ll Be Around” is a twee highlight where chiming acoustic lines snake themselves around Amanda P.’s hushed vocal performance.
By Ozioma Nwabuikwu
On The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We, we find the cherished songwriter grappling with the seduction of love and hope.
By Stephan Boissonneault
Frontman John Baizley talks about the new album’s expressionist vibe and being done with colours.
