So Long, Noodle House, the forthcoming debut album from Sydney/Eora-based duo Hot Apple Band, represents both a clear step forward and fond acknowledgment of what has now passed. Jack Kinder and Lewis Mosley had originally recorded as Noodle House before adopting the new moniker, and the new full-length—a joint release by Third Eye Stimuli Records and Earth Libraries—draws upon the energy of the live shows that first won them attention to create both a last hurrah for that period of the band and an introduction to their new form.
The concept is fitting for a project which so overtly straddles the old and new. Hot Apple Band draw from right across modern music history in weaving their sound, from the sixties pop of The Beatles through classic seventies country right up to contemporary acts like Drugdealer and Weyes Blood, knitting these threads into something distinctively new. Take latest single ‘So Long’, where duelling electric guitars and honky tonk piano exude a languid confidence and the retro golden polish is matched only by the intuitive fun of the sound.
The easygoing vibe might be explained by the song’s origin tale. “Lou and I recorded this at my place when I was living in Strathfield. It’s actually the last track we recorded for the album because it wasn’t meant to be on there,” Kinder told Pilerats. “We have another acoustic version of the song that was meant to be the only version and this is what we played live.” But true to the spirit of Hot Apple Band, the live version won out, and now serves as the ideal introduction to what makes the outfit so special. Watch the video shot on camcorder by Fabian Svejkar and edited by Sarah Pilbeam:
So Long, Noodle House is out via Third Eye Stimuli Records and Earth Libraries on the 24th November and you can pre-order it now.
