Dork
  • Music News
    • Latest News
    • Album Release Schedule
  • Features
    • Features & Interviews
    • Artist Guides
    • In Photos
  • New Music
    • Hype
    • Hype News
    • Hype Features & Interviews
    • Hype Reviews
  • Reviews
    • Album & EP Reviews
    • Live Reviews
  • Radio
    • Home
    • Shows
      • Down With Boring
    • Playlist
    • Listen Again
    • Podcast
      • Apple Podcasts
      • Spotify
      • Google Podcasts
      • Stitcher
      • aCast
      • TuneIn
  • Dork Presents
  • Magazine
    • Latest Issue
    • Back Issues
    • Print Subscriptions
    • Print + Digital Subscriptions
  • Shop
  • Supporters
    • Support Dork
    • Supporter Only Content
    • Digital Library
HTML5 RADIO PLAYER PLUGIN WITH REAL VISUALIZER powered by Sodah Webdesign Dexheim
Dork
  • Music News
    • Latest News
    • Album Release Schedule
  • Features
    • Features & Interviews
    • Artist Guides
    • In Photos
  • New Music
    • Hype
    • Hype News
    • Hype Features & Interviews
    • Hype Reviews
  • Reviews
    • Album & EP Reviews
    • Live Reviews
  • Radio
    • Home
    • Shows
      • Down With Boring
    • Playlist
    • Listen Again
    • Podcast
      • Apple Podcasts
      • Spotify
      • Google Podcasts
      • Stitcher
      • aCast
      • TuneIn
  • Dork Presents
  • Magazine
    • Latest Issue
    • Back Issues
    • Print Subscriptions
    • Print + Digital Subscriptions
  • Shop
  • Supporters
    • Support Dork
    • Supporter Only Content
    • Digital Library
  • Album & EP Reviews

APRE – A001

  • Neive McCarthy
  • February 23, 2022
APRE – A001

Label: AWAL
Released: 1st March 2022


On ‘A001’, the endlessly talented APRE are bringing the funk. Pioneers of perfect indie pop, on their nine-track mixtape, APRE craft a golden soundscape that feels drenched in glitter and pure magic. As soon as APRE press play on their latest instalment, the streamers and balloons come out: ‘A001’ is the most feel-good party of the year, and you’ve made the guest list. Congrats. 

‘All Mine’ launches the mixtape with an extra smattering of exuberance – a dizzily in love, bewildered ode to finding that person who brings so much joy into your life, ‘All Mine’ is quintessential APRE. The duo have always been masters of the art of open, no-holds-barred lyricism, and ‘All Mine’ is the perfect example. Their breathlessly romantic streak is at its most vivid here. Interestingly, it sits back-to-back with ‘You’, which navigates the loss of a relationship and the loneliness that stems from that. It’s that kind of duplicity which makes ‘A001’ so wonderful – infatuation and desolate heartbreak bristle against each other, yet neither feel out of place.

It’s perhaps because each track is filled with glorious, sky-high synths and groove-heavy guitars. They tackle varying states of emotion with both frankness and playfulness, and yet all of them are set to a consistently party-ready soundtrack. ‘Feel It’ marks one of the most joyous parts of the mixtape: it’s mischievous and light-hearted, catapulting you to a new plane of pure blissful euphoria. Even when they’re taking an inwards glance and contemplating their own character on tracks like ‘I Don’t Love You’, a winking streak of optimism remains laced in the vocals of the track. It never reaches a dull point. 

‘A001’, like any good party, ebbs and flows with different vibes and moods – it’s a rollercoaster of entertainment and different levels of fun. APRE leave you feeling rejuvenated and on a high with each movement-inspiring pulse and beat. As their blowout draws to a close, it leaves a lasting memory of pure happiness and joy that’ll undoubtedly be hard to replicate.

Neive McCarthy
4.0 rating
4/5
Total Score
Related Topics
  • APRE
You May Also Like
View Post
  • Music News

Lewis Capaldi joins The 1975 as their latest special guest, pretends to be Harry Styles, covers ‘Antichrist’

  • January 25, 2023
View Post
  • Music News

Rita Ora has dropped her new single, ‘You Only Love Me’

  • January 27, 2023
View Post
  • Music News

Taylor Swift has shared a video for ‘Lavender Haze’ – watch

  • January 27, 2023
Latest issue
Latest
    • Music News
    Rita Ora has dropped her new single, ‘You Only Love Me’
    • Music News
    Taylor Swift has shared a video for ‘Lavender Haze’ – watch
    • Music News
    The Dinner Party have changed their name – they’re now The Last Dinner Party, and promise “more news” very soon
    • Music News
    Callum Pitt has announced his debut album, ‘In The Balance’, with the new single, ‘I Feel a God and Devil in This Room’
    • Features
    “Our next record is going to be a bit more eclectic than our previous EPs” – Coach Party headline tonight’s first Dork’s Night Out of 2023

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get pop nonsense to your inbox.

Dork
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • Privacy
© 2016-2021 The Bunker Publishing Ltd

Input your search keywords and press Enter.