By Danny McLean | March 30th, 2010
Maturation is good. It’s indicative of a progressive evolution; a sign of growth, improvement, and a solidification of the core components that create an identity. But if we solely strive for maturity then we’re left with impassible and lifeless rigidity, like an unwanted Viagra induced erection. The point being, one must balance the desire for maturation and the wildness that gives fervor to life; “Shall Noise Upon” by Apollo Sunshine encompasses this ideal. Even though the album will turn three in August, it is still worth discovering and reexamining.
For the better part of the decade Apollo Sunshine has pumped out two fantastic albums. They were wild collections of technically proficient and jammy rock and roll songs, which contained touches of wonderfully psychedelic oddness. Then with their third release, “Shall Noise Upon”, Apollo Sunshine decided to turn down the rock and turn up the psychedelic soundscape. Even though the album features two fantastic chugging rock songs (“Brotherhood of Death” and “666: The Coming of the New World Government”), this album truly shines in its ability to deliver a light-hearted world for the listener to travel into. It seamlessly moves from slow atmospheric dream-state songs (“We Are Born When We Die”) to the dirty funk bass lines in “The Funky Chaberlain (Who Be Got Who):
Instead of putting together a collection of excellent mutually exclusive songs, Shall Noise Upon saw Apollo Sunshine put together a cohesive album that takes you on a journey from start to finish. This marked an expansion in the band’s arsenal of talents, and displayed a significant maturation and evolution as a band. Take a gander at the infectious groove of The Funky Chambermaid and decide for yourself.
