Young, smart, and full of art.
White Apple Tree is the pet project of brothers Ryan and Taylor Rawhon from San Diego, California. While there will be inevitable surf rock, ska, and punk, images when thinking of the southern CA music scene, this band is pure electro rock goodness. They are barely old enough to drink alcohol yet they already have a signature sound and a refined sense of tone, texture, and energy. Their music is like water, it can wash over you and refresh you yet it has the power to break stone and grind mountains into the sea. Their debut album is a clear winner in spite of their age and relative inexperience. You get lush synthscapes and velveteen lyrics cascading with the energy of youth and love and pain all wrapped up in a package you can dance to. There are obvious electropop influences but at it's core there are four on the floor beats and a rock bassline. Songs like 'Mr Sanity' reminds one of Franz Ferdinand, while killer tracks such as 'Youth' and 'Broken Bones' are so carefully mixed you will be hard pressed to pick any single influence. At times I am reminded of Interpol, She wants Revenge, VAST, and The Killers. The lyrics are often light and full of the promise of a narrative that can unfold only in your mind. Open with possibilities and evocative of passionate feelings, this is music to live by. I haven't heard such a polished debut album from such young artists since Muse. I can't wait to see what they bring us next because something tells me they didn't stumble into this sound on accident and their sophmore effort should be something to behold. - Mik
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