Jeremy Frey • Drums, Vocals
Jay Leo Phillips • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Horns
Mike Shepherd • Bass Guitar, Vocals
With:
Todd Kemp • Percussion on "Invisible Syllable", Additional Vocals on "Custom Critical"
Tony Read • Additional Vocals on "Invisible Syllable"
CHARIOTS OF FIRE was recorded and mixed at Battle Tapes in Nashville, with additional recording at Alex the Great, May through December 2005. It was engineered by Jeremy Ferguson, with assistance from Tony Read and originally mastered by John Golden. It was remastered for vinyl by John Baldwin in 2016.
Apollo Up! Thanks:
AARON HARTLEY AND THE THEORY 8 FAMILY, JEREMY FERGUSON AND EVERYONE AT BATTLE TAPES, MICHAEL EADES AND YK RECORDS, JOHN BALDWIN, EMILY AND RANDY FREY, EVERYONE AT ALEX THE GREAT, GOLDEN MASTERING, SARAH SHEPHERD, TONY READ, TODD KEMP, OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, AND EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT AND DANCED.
All Songs ©2006 Paranoiac Digest (ASCAP). All Music by Apollo Up. All Lyrics by Jay Leo Phillips, except * Lyrics by Jay Leo Phillips and
Mike Shepherd
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Apollo Up! returns with with their sophomore release, Chariots of Fire available June 13th from theory 8 records. Apollo Up has captured their signature live energy in the studio with Chariots of Fire. The album features a more polished and mature approach to songwriting along with cathartic guitars, emotive vocals and raw production. Phillips, the band's primary songwriter, sums it up best by saying that "we've either hit our stride or are getting a lot closer to it." Smother Magazine agrees, "Armed to the teeth with throaty vocals and energetic guitars, Apollo Up do the post-hardcore thing with loud results. This band has the goods and then some!"
Recommended for fans of Elvis Costello, Rocket From The Crypt and Hot Snakes.