Apteka have listed some of their 'likes' as "…large kick drums, amplification and face melting…" and these are certainly prevalent on their newest release 'Gargoyle Days'.
The Chicago 4 piece have produced a solid indie rock album with some nice heavy overtones, creating a sound not unlike that of Stone Temple Pilots or Janes Addiction (the latter who they have also previously opened for). Fuzzy droney riffs and almost tribal drum beats on tracks such as 'Gargoyle Days' and 'We Know Time' certainly do melt the face as intended, and softer tracks such as ''In Clouds' and 'This Time' have a more melodic feel with some truly special instrumental breaks thrown in. Stand out tracks are 'Striking Violet' with it's swing style drum beat coupled with a nice punk sound, and 'Where Days Go' which could pass as the modern day soundtrack to a good old Mexican stand off.
Their at times old school rock sound laden with overtones of early 90's grunge and heavy riffs makes for a heady album full of good riffs, great loops and samples and stimulating vocals. Well worth a listen.
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