Wes Sp8 and the Apollo Proxy
Seattle, WA | Established. Jan 01, 2015 | SELF
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Closing the night was Wes Sp8, who began his set with an impeccably haunting cover of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” and proceeded with a stripped-down but heavily layered set full of bluesy vocals and virtuosic musicianship. Handling his guitar, synths, everything really, alone on a stage, Wes managed to be soulful and quirky and hold the crowd’s late night attention with aplomb. - Seattle Music News
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Wes Speight's use of just enough repetition keeps the tracks listenable. Often, an artist this unique fails to keep the listener's desire to hear the hook again in mind. Speight however, borrows just enough lyrical and melodic repetition from the popular end of the musical spectrum, without overdoing it. - Westside Review
WES SP8 creeped into my mind over time and I’m happy for it. His music gets better and better as the days go on and we’re excited for his new Rejection Letter EP. It’s reflective, stripped down, classic and bold. Any of the four songs are worth highlighting here, but we’ll bring to light “From us formed us” which has drops of Leonard Cohen tones, “Karma Police” tones and something all his own - The Monarch
“There are a great many blues-rock bands in Seattle these days, but the one led by songwriter Wes Speight (often stylized "Sp8") is notable for its particularly gritty and gutty take on the genre” - Seattle Weekly
“The swagger... of a Jim Morrison, the chilly command of an Ian Curtis, the rough, masculine soul of a Greg Dulli. As a singer, Speight possesses a soulful voice, which he bends and distorts to fit whatever effect he's going for.” - Rev. Adam McKinney, The New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma WA
“The common feature of Speight's languid, arty alt-rock songs is darkness; he often sounds like a male version of Chan Marshall. Despite its title, the singer/songwriter's latest is ambitious enough to be more interesting than much of what Seattle has to offer” - Seattle Weekly
Displaying a wide array of tools in the musical chest, today’s artist Wes Sp8 & The Apollo Proxy is clearly on top of their game. Whether they are ripping on some down and dirty blues rock , like they do on “Sugar Mama” from their latest EP or the haunting, heart-wrenching ballad like “Sunny Day Lament(I Miss the Rain)” they have developed a unique blend, using a lot of what is good in music. They have a sound that is timeless, that could have easily fit in garage rock The Sonic’s era as displayed ferociously on “Southern Bastard” which also appears on the latest release. If you are looking for a new band to love the hell out of, check out this band right now! - Northwest Music Scene
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We are music lovers committed to making great music. We are not trying to reinvent rock and roll, we just want to remind the masses what great rock and roll sounds like. It is real people playing real instruments together on a stage. It is about pulling the audience in with energy and melody. It is about ringing ears, sweat, and pumping fists. It is about making people move with a pumping back beat and ripping into their chests with roaring guitar riffs. It is about energizing people's souls with a churning rock anthem or bringing them back down with a soulful ballad. We are a rock and roll band.
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