The Campbell Apartment

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Led by Ari Vais, who has been churning out the indie pop rock for 35 years, The Campbell Apartment is an indie hit machine, boasting 5 albums (their 6th will be released in late '23) and dozens of short, catchy, twisted songs. Check out the quotes by music luminaries below: "The Campbell Apartment has passion, intelligence and melodies and phrases that stick pleasingly in your head." - Danny Goldberg (Publicist, Led Zeppelin, Manager, Nirvana, et al) "Very Pavement-y" - Joe Levy, Rolling Stone Magazine "Sounds like the Clash fronted by Jonathan Richman, the power of the music leavened by the wryness of the lyrics. Underlying the tension, however, is an emotional richness that repeated listenings - and you will listen repeatedly - reveal. The trio walks the ever shifting line between knowing detachment and painful vulnerability. The instant you ease into one mode, the tone or the tempo change and you're whipsawed into the other. " - Anthony DeCurtis, Rolling Stone Magazine "A powerful set of songs, rendered expertly and passionately by one of my favorite songwriters. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do." - Chris Collingwood, Fountains Of Wayne "Buy this record. From the poignant, tragicomic lurches of “Burn Baby Burn” to the tongue-in-cheek, Americana-infused throb of “The Mirror,” these guys have forged a unique sound that combines poignance with humor and kickass indie rock fundamentals, all executed with casual mastery. Standout tracks also include “Burning Bridges”—a molten surge of early-Stones-like blues rock, peppered with pop-harmony hooks—and the anarchic joy of “You Win Some, You Loathsome,” which sounds like classic mid-80s Replacements might have…if they weren’t always too drunk to care. In short, The Campbell Apartment’s new album effortlessly manages to command a surprising range of musical and emotional territory with wit, brutality and hilarity—not to mention gorgeous, hook-laden tunes. The world of 2019 may be crashing and (literally) burning—but smart, witty, heartfelt Indie rock is alive and #@!$ing well on the Campbell Apartment’s joy-inducing new record. So at least we got that going for us." - Ben Deily, The Lemonheads "Reminds me of Ween." - Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough) “The songs are typically short and to the point - like a good butcher, The Campbell Apartment cuts the fat and just gives you the meat of the song. A great gift for your loved one with A.D.D.” - Bill's Music Forum “There are to-the-point tunes with the wistful reminiscences spiked by choruses that are both hilarious and true for anyone.” - Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass. “The short tunes are full of cognizant material and occasionally hilarious lyrics.” - Powerpopaholic "By calling The Campbell Apartment crafty and clever, does that mean they're too smart to receive radio airplay? Not at all, in fact have you listened to the radio lately? It needs more original bands like The Campbell Apartment, whose album could be this generation's Rumours if they wanted it to be". - The Run-Off Groove (UK) “Irreverent, charming and some happy listening” – Notion Magazine (UK) “Like a pound of Semtex going off in a ball-pit full of 90’s indie records” – The Fly (UK) “The Campbell Apartment are a rather excellent pop combo (in the truest sense of the term – i.e. they write excellent melodic rock songs that should be popular” – Vinyl District (UK) “It’s a playfully 90’s, R.E.M. vibe with some of the recent lo-fi vibe of bands like Tribes and Yuck thrown in” – Subba Culture (UK) "Highly infectious" - Vents Magazine "This group rocks freely and has tons of fun" - Magnet Magazine "The Campbell Apartment comprises guitarist-vocalist Ari Vais, bassist Kevin Frank, and drummer Steve Mathews. The group’s five studio releases consistently demonstrate its eclectic craftwork, a feat admired by many in the indie scene. For starters, The Village Voice dubbed The Campbell Apartment’s debut album, Insomniac’s Almanac, as one of 2008’s best. Also, Fountains of Wayne’s Jody Porter produced and contributed to the follow-up record, In!." - Riff Magazine "The Deli is proud to premier a new single from San Francisco’s own The Campbell Apartment. TCA is like a lovable mutt: a Doctor Dog mixed with a Sonny and the Sunsets and maybe a Ween. Well, aren’t mutts the healthiest breeds? Always with a touch of tongue n cheek, The Campbell Apartment is just fun to listen to, and they’re killer fun live. Keep an eye out for their upcoming shows." - The Deli Magazine

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