Caveman
Ape School, The Homophones
Fri, May 4, 2012
Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 9:30 pm
MilkBoy Philly$10.00 - $12.00
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Caveman
Caveman was born in New York in January of 2010, when a group of friends decided it was time to put aside their boyhood ways and start being men. The sound they crafted in that large, dark room is equal parts chamber pop, dreamscape, and horror film score. At a Caveman show you will hear four-part harmonies, spaced-out guitars, synths, and, yes, much drumming. This has been a gallant year for the band, as since their first birthday they have shared the stage with bands such as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, White Rabbits, Here We Go Magic, Cursive, Amazing Baby, and Blue Oyster Cult. They recently went into the Loveboat studio with Nick Stumpf (French Kicks) to commit their songs to record.
Ape School
Ape School's Michael Johnson has a solid indie rock résumé. He was part of the SubPop group Holopaw, played with the Lilys, Kurt Vile, and Human Television, and along the way hooked up with Daedelus, appearing on the stand-out track "Make it So" on his 2008 album Love to Make Music To.
This is Johnson's second mostly solo album, his first under the name Ape School. Johnson wraps his catchy songs in a hazy, insulated sound that references neo-psych heroes Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips, ropes in elements of hip-hop (in the rhythms), shoegaze (the drifting textures are reminiscent at times of the Lilys best work), and oddly enough, a shoestring budget version of stadium dreamers like Coldplay or Keane.
The epic sweep and cinematic sound of songs like "My Intention" or "Deathstomp" work to bring the album a larger scope, with strong vocals and carefully crafted arrangements. The sharpness of the hooks (especially in the killer one-two punch of "Wail to God" and "That's Okay" that kicks off the album), the powerful groove of songs like "Be an Encore," and the tender, freaky balladry of "Did What I Did" and "The Underground" make the album a blissful pop and sonic inventiveness.
This is Johnson's second mostly solo album, his first under the name Ape School. Johnson wraps his catchy songs in a hazy, insulated sound that references neo-psych heroes Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips, ropes in elements of hip-hop (in the rhythms), shoegaze (the drifting textures are reminiscent at times of the Lilys best work), and oddly enough, a shoestring budget version of stadium dreamers like Coldplay or Keane.
The epic sweep and cinematic sound of songs like "My Intention" or "Deathstomp" work to bring the album a larger scope, with strong vocals and carefully crafted arrangements. The sharpness of the hooks (especially in the killer one-two punch of "Wail to God" and "That's Okay" that kicks off the album), the powerful groove of songs like "Be an Encore," and the tender, freaky balladry of "Did What I Did" and "The Underground" make the album a blissful pop and sonic inventiveness.
The Homophones
Indie dream pop from Philadelphia. "A lo-fi Smiths? A hi-fi Beat Happening? The Homophones can lead you somewhere really artsy, dreamy, and lush."--CITY PAPER
Venue Information:
MilkBoy Philly
1100 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
MilkBoy Philly
1100 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19107
