About Apollo LTD:
Just as NASAās Apollo program represented the fulfillment of boundless ideas, Apollo LTD blast past boundaries and into a new musical realm steeped in alternative spirit, cinematic production, rock energy, and pop palatability.
After logging years together in a band (between juggling gigs as disparate as landscaping, swim coaching, and substitute teaching in the inner city school system), the Nashville duoāJordan Phillips and Adam Starkāemerged in 2015 with their independent self-titled EP. Garnering critical acclaim from the likes of Consequence of Sound, the single āWhat Are You Waiting Forā quietly generated over 323,000 Spotify streams at the time. As they shared the stage with Panic at the Disco, DNCE, Kesha, Andy Grammer, The All-American Rejects, Smallpools, and more, the guys recorded their 2017 follow-up EP and further unlocked the dynamic nature of their pairing: Adam the consummate trained musician and Jordan the primal and passionate poet.
āAdam and I are musical partners in every sense of the word,ā says Jordan. āThere is truly nothing we do that isnāt influenced by the other. We both play, produce, and write lyrics, melodies and hooks. Adam is an exceptional musician whose experience includes working as a session and touring lead guitar player. For me, music is guttural. As weāve been able to develop the live narrative, weāve been able to develop what the common thread is through all of our music and let this thread influence our songwriting.ā
“Big concerts have always captivated us. That is the starting point in anything we create; that energy is addicting and what we are drawn to as well as the great artists of our time who had something to say. The likes of Bob Dylan, Marilyn Manson, and U2. We are influenced by everything. We have a hard drive of 36,000 gigs of various sounds to play around with when recording,ā says Adam.
In the end, Apollo LTD continually fulfill a shared dream to venture into new musical territory; and they do so by connecting with each and every song. āWe want people to understand that weāre all experiencing many of the same things,ā Jordan leaves off. āArt and creation come from a place of introspection and self-awareness, but also a desire to serve. We want to create art to connect with peopleāto bring them together. A song can make you feel as if you belong. We know that feeling so well. Transcendent art creates empathy and inclusion. Weāre all trying to figure out this ābeing humanā thing. We all wrestle with doubt and darkness, but there is joy to be found in our circumstances and immeasurable beauty that surrounds us every day.”
Itās clear that this duo is on a mission to not only create music that is expansive, otherworldly and energetic, but to also send a message that we are not alone.