''Katonah'' is the debut studio album by
Boston area
indie rock group
Apollo Sunshine
Apollo Sunshine was an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.
History Founding
Sam Cohen, Jesse Gallagher, and Jeremy Black originally met in 1997 in Boston,
where the three were attending a Berklee College of Music summer performan ...
, released on October 7, 2003 on
spinART Records.
Background
Jeremy Black and Sam Cohen met at
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
in 1997 while attending a summer performance program, and then met Jesse Gallagher while attending the school full-time. Their musical tastes won the approval of professor Andy Edelstein, who taught classes Black and Cohen were in. Edelstein agreed to travel to
Katonah, New York four days a week to produce the band's first album, which was about to be recorded in a large shed on Black's parents' property (featured in "Before and After" photos on the album's cover and sleeve art) which was constructed in May and June 2002.
Recording
Recording commenced in June and wrapped in September, with post-production completing in June 2003 in
Arlington, Massachusetts.
Track listing
References
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2003 debut albums
Apollo Sunshine albums