1) A London, UK p… Read Full Bio ↴Apartment is a name of at least six bands, including:
1) A London, UK post-punk revival band.
2) A Chicago, IL USA dark cabaret band.
3) A Bristol, UK post-punk band.
4) A Danish rock band.
5) A Northern Irish band active in the early 1980s.
6) A pop band from Japan.
1) A defunct four-piece alternative rock band from Bethnal Green, London, UK. They formed in 2005 and broke up in 2010. They were signed to Filthy Lucre and Fleet Street Records. The band have toured with The Bravery, Delays, Editors, Jimmy Eat World and British Sea Power amongst others. They have also appeared on a co-headline tour of France with The Kooks. They have shared many stages with fellow East-Londoners Boy Kill Boy (hailing from Leytonstone), and Apartment have a song dedicated to their singer, Chris Peck, called "My Brother Chris", which also happened to be their first single under Filthy Lucre. They released their debut album, The Dreamer Evasive, in 2007. The song from the album "Fall Into Place" was also selected to be in the game FIFA 08, and is also available on the game's OST.
Members
David Caggiari (vocals)
Tom Gillet (bass guitar)
Davide DeSantis (guitar)
Liam Fletcher (drums)
The band came together in Bethnal Green in East London, sharing loves of influential acts like Blonde Redhead, Velvet Underground, Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, The Associates and Bruce Springsteen. Apartment released two early singles on Fierce Panda, "Everyone Says I'm Paranoid" and "Patience Is Proving". After these limited releases, things went quiet, as the band recorded their debut album The Dreamer Evasive, as well as setting up Fleet Street Records.
Apartment went on to release 7 singles and an album, playing all over Europe and the USA, featuring at SXSW in Texas, CMJ in New York, Musexpo in Los Angeles and supporting the likes of The Killers, The Bravery, Happy Mondays, British Sea Power, Editors, Jimmy Eat World, Infadels, Towers of London, and a French co-headline tour with The Kooks.
Apartment received various critical acclaim for their debut album The Dreamer Evasive, including one of the 'Best Albums of 2007' by Newsweek magazine and one of the 'Best Pop Songs of 2007' by The Times with the song "Fall into Place".
2) A Chicago, IL USA 'dark cabaret' band, formed in 1997. Apartment helped to pioneer part of the queer dark cabaret movement in Chicago. It was started by Christine Heinisch (now of Gamma Like Very Ultra) and Caila Lipovsky. The schizoid and absurdist lyrics of Caila Lipovsky combined with the off kilter, quick change, circus like arrangements of the band and Christine Heinisch made for a strange theatrical and melodramatic experience. The band played amongst the art punk and burlesque scenes of Chicago's north side and thrived there for several years.
The band recorded one album, entitled The Girl is Not Right. Other recordings are slated for release.
The first EP was entitled "Apartment" and was released on Baxter Records, and includes the original recording of "Pipsqueak" The band also recorded 3 live CD's from Chicago's Hot House, Double Door and WZRD.
A factoid- the recording of "In The Night" was recorded in one take on Halloween at Chicago Recording Company. There were a couple of minutes of tape left during the recording session. James Wallace (who wrote and arranged the music for the song) talked the other members into recording it, it was never meant to be on the release of "The Girl is not Right".
Ariella Lake - Guitar - now with Gamma Like Very Ultra
James Wallace - Bass
Barry Bennet - Drums - with Milkbaby
Christine Heinisch - Keys, Trumpet and Vocals
Caila Lipovsky - Vocals
Natalie Nguyen - Cello
Sites: MySpace
3) Apartment were an English post-punk band formed in Bristol, UK in late 1978. Fronted by Alan Griffiths on vocals and guitar, with Emil Joachim on drums and Richard White playing bass. They appeared on Heartbeat Records 1979 seminal 'Avon Calling' Bristol Compilation album with the track 'The Alternative'. In early 1980 they released a double A-sided single 'The Car / 'Winter' also on Heartbeat. They were later joined by Steve Street from Europeans on Bass.
The band split up in summer 1980, and Alan Griffiths (with Emil) would later go on to form The Escape, whilst Steve Street continued his production work and briefly joined Bath band Interview. The Escape signed to Phonogram Records & in late 1983 toured as a support act for Tears For Fears. Alan Griffiths later went on to tour with Tears For Fears as a guitarist on their 1985 Big Chair world tour. Following Curt Smith's departure from Tears For Fears in 1990, Alan Griffiths became Roland Orzabal's new musical partner and co-wrote, co-produced, and performed on the TFF albums Elemental (1993) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain (1995), as well as Orzabal's 2001 solo album Tomcats Screaming Outside. He also co-wrote Havely (Good Feeling) for the Seal album, Seal IV, released in 2003.
In 2009, Bristol Archive Records released a downloadable album by Apartment called House Of Secrets.
In September 2010, two Apartment tracks "Broken Glass" & "The Retrospect" (the latter recorded when The Escape) were included on the CD release of "Avon Calling 2" released by Bristol Archive Records.
In February 2014, two Apartment tracks "The Car" & "Winter" were included on the CD release of "The Best Of Heartbeat Records" released by Bristol Archive Records.
February 2016 "House Of Secrets" album was released on CD including a 16-page booklet by Bristol Archive Records.
Sadly Alan Griffiths died on 23 March 2017 after a short illness. A tribute to him is at http://bristolarchiverecords.com/blog/
BristolArchiveRecords.com/bands/The_Escape_Apartment.html
4) A Danish rock band
Sites: Apartment.MyMusic.Dk
5) A Northern Irish band active in the early 1980s. Band members: Mervyn Crawford (saxophone); Alastair Wallace (flugal horn), Jim Sisk (organ), Kenny Briggs (bass), Joe Hanratty (drums), Hugh Matier (guitar & vocals).
6) Apartment is a low-fi bedroom pop band from Japan.
Apartment Bandcamp
Paid in Full
Apartment Lyrics
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Well he isn't well
He feels indiferent to the point in time he went through again
Some is a riot
Some is a riot
A promise made in the dark
Seems to mean nothing at all
She's still harms him
Mighty way too hard to enjoy tonight
That's just what we like
To tell ourselves
God we're all alike
He's had it since she came to him
The eve that she leaves
The eve that she leaves
He caught and face conclusions so developed an obsession to hide
They say it's ok I guess it's ok
Cause when everything's constantly change
It might be too late to set it straight
But that's alright
That's just what we like
To tell ourselves
Oh god we're all alike
He's had it since she came to him
Some of it will make sense
And the rest will be pay in full
Some of it will make sense
And the rest will be pay in full
Some of it will make sense
And the rest will be pay in full
Some of it will make sense
And the rest will be paid in full
The song "Paid in Full" by the band Apartment talks about a person who is struggling with their emotions and dealing with relationships that have fallen apart. The lyrics convey a sense of confusion and detachment, highlighting the singer's inner turmoil. The repetition of phrases such as "he isn't well" and "some is a riot" emphasizes their feeling of being lost and unable to make sense of their own experiences. The chorus features the lines "That's just what we like to tell ourselves, Oh god we're all alike, He's had it since she came to him." This section expresses the idea that people often try to convince themselves that they are different from others, but ultimately they share the same experiences, including the pain of lost love.
The second half of the song talks about the prospect of change and the possibility of redemption. The singer acknowledges that it might be too late to fix everything, but they are willing to accept their situation and move on. The lines "Some of it will make sense, And the rest will be paid in full" suggest that not everything in life can be understood or resolved, and that sometimes we just have to let go and accept the consequences of our actions.
Overall, "Paid in Full" is a somber yet hopeful track that deals with themes of emotional turmoil and the complicated nature of human relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Well he isn't well
He is not feeling mentally or emotionally stable
Well he isn't well
He feels indiferent to the point in time he went through again
Some is a riot
Some things may cause chaos and disorder
Some is a riot
A promise made in the dark seems meaningless
She's still harms him
She is still causing him emotional pain
Mighty way too hard to enjoy tonight
It is difficult or impossible to enjoy the present moment
That's just what we like
It is common for people to deceive themselves
To tell ourselves
To create a false narrative in our minds
God we're all alike
All of us have a tendency to pretend things are okay
He's had it since she came to him
He has been struggling since she entered his life
The eve that she leaves
The day she departs from his life
He caught and face conclusions so developed an obsession to hide
He faced some hard truths and developed an obsession to keep them hidden
They say it's ok I guess it's ok
Others are trying to reassure him, but he is unsure
Cause when everything's constantly change
Because everything keeps changing
It might be too late to set it straight
It could be too late to fix things
But that's alright
It is okay even if it cannot be fixed
Some of it will make sense
Some of our experiences will be understandable
And the rest will be pay in full
And the consequences of the rest of our experiences will be fully felt
Some of it will make sense
Some of our experiences will be understandable
And the rest will be pay in full
And the consequences of the rest of our experiences will be fully felt
Some of it will make sense
Some of our experiences will be understandable
And the rest will be paid in full
And the consequences of the rest of our experiences will be fully felt
Contributed by Dominic I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bruna
Thank you so much for post the album! You're awesome xx
Guilherme Zanelatto
I love the sound of these guys. It's amazing how some crap bands are so successful and how little valoriazadas and Apartment are known: /
Kantasan
@RaToWNN It's hard to be popular when mainstream music is totally different. It's mass media fault. I'm always proud of my taste and I don't give a shit that my friends and other people listen mainstream music ;)
Ken S.
The band imploded due to various factors, including the pressures of expectations and conflicting lifestyles among band members. Some had other resources which enabled them to wait it out, others didn't.
GodendtheDevil
What happened to these guys? I would give anything to see them perform... waiting for an update on their myspace for like forever!
shitforall .blackcat
great!!!!
Teddy SJ
genius!
Richard
The bass... droool
Damon Coates
@GodendtheDevil They broke up after a tour as a first part in the united state.. :(