“Austin-by-way-of-Brooklyn band Wildcat Apollo recorded their self-titled debut at Frenchie Smith‘s Bubble Recording in 2013, and the Austin Music Minute was singing praises of its addictive electronic pop exuberance. They built upon that very aesthetic with this year’s release, Melt Into the Ocean, flowing more into a cosmic dream-psych/shoegaze expanse, an immersion into rhythmic currents and shimmering textures. Don’t miss Wildcat Apollo’s show tonight at the Hole In the Wall, 2538 Guadalupe, with Dreamboat, Strange Mother, and Houston band The Lories. The music starts after 9 p.m. An AMM fave. Recommended.”

“Who: It’s another instant Austin Music Minute favorite. Melt Into the Ocean, Wildcat Apollo‘s outstanding follow-up to their self-titled 2013 debut, pushes their ethereal dream-psych bliss-outs up a notch with a mesmerizing psych/shoegaze celestial feast for the ears. What: Time for an album release party! Wildcat Apollo celebrates with The Boxing Lesson, The Human Circuit and Toma on the bill. When and where: See them all perform tomorrow at Empire Control Room, 606 E. 7th St. Doors at 9 p.m. Very recommended.”

“Nineties shoegaze champions Ride and Lush now reunited, Wildcat Apollo's like-minded sophomore LP arrives auspiciously. The Brooklyn-formed foursome's eponymous 2013 debut ushered a dreamy, psychedelic amalgam, and My Bloody Valentine's influence on Melt Into the Ocean surfaces early via brooding noise-pop. Spacey instrumental "Intro" opens Gish-like, for its part. Soon enough, however, the danceable backbeats of Broken Social Scene's neo-psych swirl seep in. Through co-vocalist Cat Tassini's swooping vocals, "Red Roses" elicits Elizabeth Fraser's ethereal undercurrent. Later, leadoff single "Kaleidoscopic" gleams a cushy chorus, its buoyant bassline jaunty while ominous. "Lufaya" and "Extreme Fire" then decelerate tempo, their acoustic strums palliating arrangements' liberal layers. "Sin Beat" digests rhythmic as its title suggests, its electro backbeat thumping. Though lyrical themes wax oceanic, the propitious LP emanates mystically cosmic.”

“Wildcat Apollo are on a mission to create something pure. Pulling from all their varied interests and experiences, the four-piece blend a medley of genres together from psychedelic, to pop, to shoegaze. The intended result, as described by Wildcat Apollo, is “the feeling of complete unadulterated joy and happiness from sound.” This essentially sums up the mission of Sound Dessert: helping you discover great bands to brighten your day and beyond. Today’s dose of bliss? Wildcat Apollo’s new single, “Gemini.” The textured ballad is perfect for after-dark escapades and meanderings. Pulsing like a heartbeat, heady percussion sets the tone of this expansive track as the focus falls on Cat Tassini’s reverberating vocals. Give it a whirl and hear them play this and other joyful sounds this Thursday night. Details below: Wildcat Apollo headline the Sound Dessert Nights showcase this Thursday, February 4th at Stay Gold. See them alongside Darkbird, Grey Lakes and Reservations.”

“Hazy indie popsters Wildcat Apollo reached out to us to see if we might be willing to share their new single “Red Roses” with all of you beautiful people and we readily agreed. The track was recorded in a church in Hyde Park with the help of the Austin Girls’ Choir, giving it a beautiful, angelic tone. “Red Roses” comes from Wildcat Apollo’s upcoming new album Melt Into the Ocean, which they self produced and will release in early February. Four time Grammy winner Chris Shaw mixed the album, and on January 8th you can catch the band play with Purple and The Blind Pets at Swan Dive for Free Week.”

“Rarely can a song's title be an accurate indicator of what's to come from a collective outfit. Yet for Austin-based, Brooklyn-bred Wildcat Apollo, their latest single "Kaleidoscopic" reflects their sound with pinpoint accuracy. Formed in 2012, the quartet's blend of psych and danceable indie pop have won them many accolades, including John Lennon Songwriting Contest’s 2013 Grand Prize and a stint on the 2014 Warped Tour. We're premiering "Kaleidoscopic" today, which is a song that you won't be able to get out of your head. The inspiration behind "Kaleidoscopic" is that the song itself is a kaleidoscope," the band explains. "As the listener traverses the twists and contortions of the track, the composition continually reveals fresh layers and depth. "Instead of having the hook drop with the chorus, the chorus is built up through the layering of many individual hooks. The lead vocals are mirrored, delayed, or swept across the stereo plane, and the track disperses into the musical eth”

“Huddled on Whisler’s patio in East Austin, the members of Wildcat Apollo are unfazed by an uncharacteristically chilly night. Singer/keyboardist Cat Tassini, 26, grew up in wintry New Jersey, while native Austinites guitarist/bassist Taylor Eichenseer, 27, and drummer Alex Margolin, 28, both previously lived in New York City. Friends since kindergarten, the pair “magically” met Tassini when she rented a room in the same Brooklyn loft where Eichenseer was living. With fourth member, Eichenseer’s older brother Aaron, 33, still in Austin, the quartet made the weighty decision to permanently relocate to the capital city early last year. “I love it here,” the shy and ethereal Tassini says with a smile. “In New York, I felt like every time I walked outside, all my senses were assaulted. Austin’s just more…peaceful.” Margolin agrees, adding that the relaxed vibe carries over to the musicians. “Bands have to hustle their way in New York,” he says. “Austin’s music s”

“What goes better with catching some rays, a bottle of your favorite beverage, and a general sense of relaxation that only summer can bring? A killer playlist, of course! There's just something about certain songs that conjure up the unique, sunny feeling of summer. And speaking of sunny feelings, did you know that VH1 Save The Music has been spreading good vibes to kids across America since 1997? To date, it's provided $49.5 million worth of new musical instruments to more than 1,850 public schools, which has impacted over 2.1 million public school students! To celebrate the arrival of warmer climes, VH1 Save The Music and Sonicbids have put together the ultimate summer playlist, featuring 16 amazingly talented up-and-coming artists and bands. Listen on Spotify below!”

“Originally based in Brooklyn, Wildcat Apollo have come to call Austin home as of recent. Formed in 2012 and spending most of that time honing their sound and craft quietly in a Bushwick basement, the band is on the verge of having Austin claim them as one of their own. The self-titled LP has warranted much attention with it's lush, psych-pop sensibilities strewn over vocalists; Cat Tassini and Taylor Eichenseer's seraphic cadence. While not much is known about the group here in Austin, they are already making a name for themselves nationally by recently winning the Rock Category Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition for Session II of 2013 with the winning track “Colorado” featured below. Wildcat Apollo is also set to appear on several dates of the Warped Tour, June 13th - June 19th and here in Austin at Holy Mountain June 29th.”

“Wildcat Apollo’s ballsy and emotion-filled record leaves a listener drained yet wanting more. Each song seems a lot shorter than it really is because it feels like they should last forever. The album may as well be the soundtrack to the emotions of everyone’s entire life. It’s a roller coaster ride of an album that speeds up, slows down, and makes you feel. It makes you remember why music like this matters, and most of all, it feels real.”

“Wildcat Apollo’s eponymous first album seamlessly weaves between intense folk rock and an ambient, ethereal sound. Cat Tassini plays the synth and shares vocals with Taylor Eichenseer on lead guitar. Aaron Eichenseer plays guitar and bass, and Alex Margolin plays drums. Wildcat Apollo. You went into reclusion while you worked on your first album. I heard you play at the beginning of the summer and then at your recent album release show, and it’s clear that a lot went down. What were you up to? TAYLOR: We had the good opportunity to spend the summer together and figure stuff out, take things that were good ideas to somewhere more realized. Was there a lot of trial and error? TAYLOR: Yeah, we have twelve songs on the album and there’s definitely five times that many that we thought were going to be great songs that just like—it’s hard to see the final picture at first.”

“You seem to move between genres pretty easily. You use both real and electronic drums and you use multiple singers. We really wanted to ask you why you have so much variety in your music and in your songs, and how did this come about? How did you decide to have so much variety? Alex: I think we all appreciate different types of music and we listen to many types of music, so it’s really natural for us to try things, and have different ideas. Taylor: We get to see a lot of indie groups here in Brooklyn and when we’re in Austin–we were in Austin over the summer. It’s great to see what our peers are doing, but we very frequently get frustrated when we see a band that seems to play the same song over and over. We’re motivated by that and always looking for that thing we’ve never heard before. Cat: I don’t feel like we’ve decided to sound a certain way. I think our feelings just came through naturally but we never set out to sound a certain way. We just have fun playing to”

“How did Wildcat Apollo get started? Share with us, if you could, the early formation of the band. We really dig the name, I have to say. Wildcat Apollo is actually the product of Taylor, Aaron and Alex playing together in various incarnations over the years. They all grew up together in Austin and played in a band together in NYC as well. Wildcat Apollo formed in 2012, and I officially joined it a couple months later. I was very intimidated at first because I had never been in a band before and my only musical experience was a few months of piano as a kid and voice lessons for a year and a half in college. But Taylor and Alex and Aaron encouraged me a lot, and we sort of went underground for a year to work on our musicianship and sound and songwriting. So after a year of busting my ass with everyone else, I feel much more confident and capable. Thanks, we like our name too. It came to us by chance. I won’t tell the story, because I like a little mystery.”