Apophenia creates music that surrounds you in every direction. It’s like listening to their lush and powerful orchestrations from the bottom of a canyon. Whether discussing the final steps before reaching the gallows, or the freedoms of the open road, singer Seamus Kerley and band bring a majesty to their stew that mixes their ingredients with hearty soul and pointed harmonies. Recalling groups from CSNY to Sunny Day Real Estate in their latest self-titled LP, the three-piece paints with a large brush to cover such a wide territory.
Songs like ‘To The Gallows (our green mile)’ and ‘Open Roads’ begin the record with an open invitation, and even when exploring rockier fields in later tracks ‘Serenity’ and ‘I’m Coming Home Soon,’ the Long Island group always keeps a large view on whatever situation they find themselves in. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)