You can stream Apollo Ghost’s Hastings Surprise at MBV. I’ve been grooving to many of these tracks throughout the month. If you like your indie rock straight up, no chaser, this is your band. ‘Land Of The Morning Calm’ has a great energy, which can also be found in ‘Little Yokohama’. Apollo Ghost wants us to hear the fun they had making this album. They possess a wry sense of humor, and unlike most bands, know how to use it. No goofiness. Just sincerity and giggles. The lead singer has the kind of confidence in his voice rare in bands this young. And I enjoy the fact that their music is not aping somebody else. They sound like themselves. I listen to a lot of soundalike stuff. A lot. ‘Bad Apple’ is very fun, like Roxy Music Jr.. ‘Shadow Boxing Bruce Lee’ is my song title of the month. The majority of bands struggle for years to create the disarming pop of ‘Day By Day’. “Proof On Tape’ is a sensible lament. Buy this album! If you love crowing about a band first, this is your New Favorite Band.