(Image courtesy of myspace)
Troels Hansen from Alphabeat told me once that Scandinavian charts are mainly filled with dull indie, and what we get isn't really indicative of what they're overloaded with. Maybe we should have caught onto this and made our own chirpy pop to oust the supposed “R'n'B” and indie pap. After all, the 2000's have been good to Scandinavians and their happiness. Well, finally we may have one.
Sounding like The Shout Out Louds with an English tweak, Apollo 101 are scampering around the bristling Norwich scene, synths abound. They're not Swedish, or Danish or Norwegian for that matter, but they did drive a Skoda. You won't be surprised to hear that they consider a-Ha to be a big influence either.
Apollo 101 are pretty darn eighties too, you can even see singer Chris Walker fronting the biggest collar and an even bigger fringe. Maybe even occupying a sparkly keytar and platforms. Actually that would have to be backing vocalist and synth man, Josh Rayman.
These kids don't seem too sane, which helps. Take one look at their artwork on their myspace and you're transported to the dodgy cartoons that littered the nineties- and still going on in fact. They steal a smile from you no matter what, be it with their catchy synth pop, their doodlings or with their strange and obscure- Scandinavian- music tastes.
Expect new single One More Chance on iTunes from November 15th through Jigsaw House, but keep an eye out for their video, no doubt it's going to be absolutely bonkers.
