Melbourne four-piece APES, are hot on the tail of their debut single ‘Seven’ which was released late last year, after they came to the attention of Triple J, and more recently some serious UK love from the BBC’s Radio 1. Their mix of searing garage-rock and stamp-your-feet-shout-out-loud choruses are set to put APES firmly on the map both home and abroad.
Led by vocalist and guitarist Benjamin Dowd the APES sound is one that owes as much to the indie punk bombast of the Hives as it does the moody atmospherics of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and to the halcyon years of Australia’s illustrious rock’n’roll and garage/punk past. Combining an ear for scrappy, rough and ready melodies with strong hooks (and those can’t forget ’em choruses) APES stamp the sound as their own.
Having played shows around the country with likes of The Datsuns, Dune Rats and Yacht Club DJs, APES high energy driven live show landed them spots on 2013’s Big Day Out and Groovin The Moo Festivals.
The band’s debut EP ‘Helluva’, produced by Malcolm Besley (Northeast Party House, Millions, Snakadaktal), is set for release this June 2013 with the second single ‘Helluva Time’ being released worldwide on Friday 31st May.
To celebrate the release of their debut EP the band are embarking on their biggest tour to date, with the ‘Helluva Tour’ set to hit most of Australia through June, July and August, so make sure you catch at least one of their shows, as this band is bound to blow up big in the second half of 2013!
Apes ‘Helluva Tour’ 2013 Australian Tour
June 28th – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
July 6th – FBI Social, Sydney, NSW
July 12th – X&Y Bar, Brisbane, QLD
July 13th – The Loft, Goldcoast, QLD
July 18th – Prince of Wales Hotel, Bunbury, WA
July 19th – White Star Tavern, Albany, WA
July 20th – Ya-Ya’s, Northbridge, WA
July 21st – The Newport Hotel, Fremantle, WA
July 26th – The Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
July 27th – The Ironhorse, Launceston, TAS
August 2nd – Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
August 3rd – Plus One, Adelaide, SA
