Video: Apse “The Crowned” + Spirit Out July 7th
Back in March, I mentioned that New England-based post-rock band, Apse, would be re-releasing their 2006 gem, Spirit, on ATP Recordings later this year and had plans to tour the UK. Fast forward to three months later and the band has played ATP vs. Pitchfork, finished their tour, and has three U.S. dates scheduled. Lucky for us, one of those dates is for the stacked ATP New York Festival on September 20th – a thin layer of icing on an already sweet, sweet cake.
I’m not usually into these “fan generated” videos, and to be honest, they sometimes downright creep me out. However, this video done by Mr. Alvaro for Apse’s “The Crowned” off of the soon to be re-released Spirit (July 7th) is kind of badass. It has an antiwar theme running through it as two tribes of shirtless dudes meet in a woodland clearing to do battle a la Braveheart, only instead of using hatchets and swords, they employ pillows. Hmmm…not liking the way this is sounding, but trust me, it’s totally safe for work.
Spirit is out on Monday. Listen to unreleased and remixed Apse tracks on their Muxtape. Happy 4th.
[MP3]: Apse ”The Crowned”
Spirit, ATP Recordings; 2008
