An outlier with a deep knowledge of pop in all its forms and the unrivalled power it holds, Glasgow based Michael Kasparis’ Apostille project is back with third album Prisoners Of Love And Hate, and it’s his most deeply focussed and affecting effort to date.
From the opening Whigfield (!) inspired house pulse of Saturday Night, Still Breathing, through to the epic power and vulnerability of closer Feel Good (You Can Make Me) the album is a celebration of connection, wide open to the moment and all of the ecstasy and heartache each moment can bring.
There are a wild variety of styles at play across the record, all held together by Kasparis’ boundless energy and spirit, and when that energy and spirit combines with everybody’s favourite drum loop (don’t @ me) on the evocative small town self-reflection of People Make This City, its both cathartic and quite moving. A true highlight of a wonderful album.
Channelling the best of 70s power pop, 80s synth pop and blissed out 90s house/techno, Prisoners Of Love And Hate wears its influences with pride, but adorns them with a unique fire and passion that is truly Apostille’s alone.
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