Apollo Junction are a modern-day New Britpop with two albums under their belt and a third on the way.
Taking the phrase ‘independent music’ to a whole new level they released their second studio album in 2021 - ‘All In’ out of a shed in Leeds - it went on to chart at number 3 in the official iTunes album charts and sold over 1,100 vinyl copies on presale.
The band have a passionate, growing fanbase that call themselves the ‘AJFamily’ - there’s been engagements on stage, lifetime friendships formed, coaches to gigs hired and an online community that is pretty much unmatched by any other independent band around at the moment and incredibly welcoming to all.
The band - Described recently by Steve Lamacq on BBC6 music as swaggering electro indie rock, appeal to audiences who still have a profound love of guitar music, with nods to the sounds of the 80s and Britpop era.
Songs have been used across a multitude of media outlets, including;
Welcome To Wrexham on Disney Plus, The ITV1 World Cup coverage, Ubisoft’s WatchDogs Legion video game, MTV’s Are you the One, Netflix’s series The Circle, BBC1’s Football Focus and various other adverts/films.
The band also receive continued support across radio with support nationally from Graham Norton, Steve Lamacq, Chris Hawkins, Tom Robinson, Simon Le Bon on his show on Sirius XM in the US and also the late, great Janice Long who did a live session with the band on BBC Radio 2 and also BBC Wales.
2021 saw the band at full force with them play a packed out stage at the Isle of Wight festival and supporting the Kaiser Chiefs and the Pigeon Detectives on a string of the UK tour dates, plus performances at festivals such as Bingley Weekender, Carfest, Pub in the Park, and their biggest headline sell out show at Leeds University (800 capacity).
Apollo Junction are now back in the studio recording album 3, which is set for release in the near future. With a string of live shows scheduled across 2023 and a busy release schedule of singles this is an exciting time.