The Apples in Stereo Announce Tour, Debut New “Same Old Drag” Video, Robert Schneider Gets an A+ at MathFest
"'New Magnetic Wonder' couldn't be brighter if it had been performed on the sun - 4stars,” – SPIN Magazine
The Apples in Stereo debuted a totally trippy video for “Same Old Drug” this week, directed by Greg Gilpatrick (Daniel Johnston). Check it out HERE.
The band is hitting the road to support the best-selling album of its long career, New Magnetic Wonder. The album has garnered masses of critical acclaim and is the first CD to ever feature Robert Schneider's new "Non-Pythagorean Musical Scale." The enhanced CD is also the first to feature digital files of the scale's notes enabling fans and musicians to create music using the new scale. Renowned for his creative production talents (perhaps most notably on Neutral Milk Hotel’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea), Schneider and band present their most moving batch of inventive tunes yet. NMW is also the first release on actor Elijah Wood’s Simian Records (marketed and distributed by Yep Roc Records).
New Magnetic Wonder also marks the first major release in five years to bear the logo of Schneider and friends’ Elephant 6 Recording Company. "The Elephant 6 Recording Company re-opens our doors and windows, and invites the world: join together with your friends and make something special, something meaningful, something to remember when you are old."
The "Non-Pythagorean Musical Scale," created by Apples front-man Schneider and based on natural logarithms, was recently a featured discussion at the Mathematics Association of America's annual gathering, MathFest in San Jose, CA. Schneider, always energetic, had this to say about the conference:
"Going to MathFest was like summer camp at Disneyland for me! In my entire life, I’ve talked to three people about math. This is something I can’t explain to one friend of mine. It was so amazing to have these scholars be truly interested in my mathematical ideas and thereby my music as well!”
In addition to announcing their current tour, The Apples in stereo are also pleased to announce that their songs "Energy" (from New Magnetic Wonder) and "Go" (from Discovery of the World Inside the Moone) are being used in current national ad campaigns by New Balance and Target, respectively. 2007 has also seen The Apples appear on Conan O’Brien, several National Public Radio programs and play the prestigious UK Festival All Tomorrow’s Parties. In addition, Robert Schneider was asked to write and record several original songs for Disney TV.
The Apples in Stereo On Tour:
08/31 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
09/02 Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival
09/13 Lexington, KY - The Dame
09/14 Athens, OH - The Union
09/15 Cranford, NJ - Music Fest
09/16 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
09/17 Boston, MA - Middle East
09/19 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09/20 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
09/21 Philadelphia, PA - World Café
09/22 Raleigh, NC - Spark Con Music Fest -Lincoln Theater
09/23 Atlanta, GA - Unplugged in the Park
09/25 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
09/26 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
09/27 Orlando, FL - AKA Lounge
09/28 Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
09/29 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
09/30 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar
