APRE (band)

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APRE
Origin Kent, England [1]
Genres Alternative pop [2]
Years active2018–present
Labels
Members
  • Charlie Brown
  • Jules Konieczny
Website apremusic.com

APRE are an English alternative pop duo formed in Kent in 2018, comprising two members: Charlie Brown, and Jules Konieczny. [1] [2] Their debut single ("All Yours") was released on 10 April 2018, [4] followed by their debut EP (The Movement of Time) on 25 May 2018. [5] Upon its release, "All Yours" hit number-one on Hype Machine. [2]

Contents

Background

APRE comprises two members: Charlie Brown, and Jules Konieczny. [2] Brown and Konieczny met at Ealing Chess Club, where the owner used to let them use the back-room to rehearse and record music. [1] Both studied BA Creative Musicianship at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London. [6]

Career

Their debut single, "All Yours", was released on 10 April 2018 through their own label Beach 91; [4] named after a sign on Ealing Chess Club's garden shed. [1] This was succeeded by the release of "Don't You Feel Like Heaven?" on 24 May 2018; [7] both of which then appeared on their debut EP (The Movement of Time) released on 25 May 2018. [5] Their second EP, Drum Machines Killed Music, was released on 14 September 2018; featuring the singles "Without Your Love" and "Everybody Loves You". [8] The band released their first single with Polydor, "Backstreet", on 16 October 2018. [9] Preceded by the release of "Gap Year 2008" on 7 February 2019, [10] their third EP - Everyone's Commute - was released on 29 March 2019. [11] A 12" vinyl containing tracks from their three EPs to date (The Movement of Time, Drum Machines Killed Music, and Everyone's Commute) was released on 13 April 2019 as part of Record Store Day 2019. [12]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Always In My Head

Mixtapes

TitleDetails
A001
  • Release: 1 March 2022 [14]
  • Label: Beach 91, Polydor
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

TitleDetails
The Movement of Time
  • Release: 25 May 2018 [5]
  • Label: Beach 91
  • Format: Digital download
Drum Machines Killed Music
  • Release: 14 September 2018 [8]
  • Label: Beach 91
  • Format: Digital download
Everyone's Commute
  • Release: 29 March 2019 [11]
  • Label: Beach 91, Polydor
  • Format: Digital download
2.45
  • Release: 13 April 2019 [12]
  • Label: Beach 91, Polydor
  • Format: 12" vinyl
The Guns Down EP
  • Release: 5 November 2019 [15]
  • Label: Beach 91, Polydor
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"All Yours" [4] 2018The Movement of Time
"Don't You Feel Like Heaven?" [7]
"Without Your Love" [16] Drum Machines Killed Music
"Everybody Loves You" [17]
"Backstreet" [9] Everyone's Commute
"Gap Year 2008" [10] 2019
"Come Down" [18] The Guns Down EP
"5 to 5" [19]
"Christmas Trees In Rain" [20] Non-album singles
"Your Heart's Like a Jungle" [21] 2020
"Go Somewhere" [22]
"Live It Up" [23] Always In My Head
"Without Your Love" (re-issue) [24]
"My Night" (with Claptone) [25] 2021Non-album single
"All Mine" [26] A001
"You" [27]
"Waste My Time" [28]
"Your Eyes" [29]
"Feel It" [30] 2022
"I Don't Love You" [31]
"Submarine" [32] Non-album singles
"Friday" [33]
"This City Reminds Me of You" [34]
"Dancing On the Moon" [35] 2023TBA
"Is This the Real World?" [36] 2024

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResult
2018 Radio X Great X-Pectations 2019ThemselvesIncluded
[37] [38] [39]
Too Many BlogsOnes to Watch 2019
Born Music

Tours

DateCityCountryVenueNotes
2018 [40]
10/4/2018 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Jazz CaféSupporting HER
23/4/2018Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
5/5/2018 Leeds Live At Leeds Festival
6/5/2018LondonNotting Hill Arts Club
17/5/2018 Brighton Beach Venue BrightonPerformer at Great Escape Festival
7/7/2018 Gloucester Over FarmPerformer at Barn on the Farm Festival
2019 [41] [42]
25/2/2019 Oxford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom O2 AcademySupporting Sea Girls
26/2/2019 Birmingham Hare & Hounds
27/2/2019 Edinburgh Mash House
28/2/2019 Newcastle Northumbria Institute 2
1/3/2019LeedsKey Club
5/3/2019 Manchester Gorilla
6/3/2019 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
7/3/2019 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
8/3/2019LondonHeaven
31/3/2019 Bristol The Louisiana
1/4/2019ManchesterJimmy's
2/4/2019BirminghamHare & Hounds 2
2/4/2019LondonOmeara
25/9/2019CardiffIfor Bach
26/9/2019 Nottingham Bodega
27/9/2019 Leicester The Cookie
28/9/2019 Sheffield Record Junkee
29/9/2019 York The Fulford Arms
1/10/2019LeedsHyde Park Book Club
2/10/2019BirminghamThe Sunflower Lounge
3/10/2019ManchesterDeaf Institute
4/10/2019OxfordThe Bullingdon
5/10/2019BrightonGreen Door Store
7/10/2019LondonScala
8/10/2019BristolLouisiana
10/10/2019NewcastleThink Tank
11/10/2019 Liverpool EBGBS
12/10/2019 Glasgow Tenement Trail

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