Apple Of Discord - You're Not the Answer CD (IGN090) TRACKLIST: 1. You’re A Magic Lamp That’s Out Of Wishes and Out Of Love 2. Poison Arrow 3. The World Will Never Defeat You 4. The Earth Turned Slower 5. Do You Remember The Eclipse 6. The 100 Secret Senses 7. Hold On To Your Love 8. Blowing Out The Sun 9. He Said It Was The Voodoo 10. I Was So Sure SUMMARY: At the core of melancholy there is always hope. Apple of Discord from Clementon, NJ, capture that subtle push-and-pull of sweetness and sorrow on their newest release, You’re Not The Answer. A contemplative and earnest collection of songs that explore the truths of human interaction and the realities of growing up, the band’s fourth CD is set for a co-release this winter between Engineer Records and Azteca Records. BACKGROUND: Apple of Discord couples winding indie rock guitars with artful dynamic shifts and heartfelt vocals. So smooth a chorus, so tensive a verse, so sensible a structure; all these elements are tied together seemingly without effort as the maturity within the songs stands on its own. Lyrically, songwriter Cuartero mines the stories and experiences of the people in his life: "A lot of people mistake the songs as being autobiographical," he says, "but I don't write songs about myself anymore. Most of them are for people I know, and about situations and emotions that I never talk to them about." Then he adds, "I am fully aware of how creepy that is." But it's a perspective that works and one that has provided plenty of inspiration since Apple of Discord first formed in 1996. Their sound has thrived over a decade now, albeit not without a few member changes, and thus Apple of Discord remain active members of southern New Jersey's dynamic D.I.Y. scene, often setting up their own intimate shows in addition to regular club gigs in the surrounding cities and on the road. The band will tour strategically in 2007, to support their late winter release of You're Not The Answer. QUICK POINTS: • For fans of Death Cab For Cutie, American Music Club, Penfold, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, The Twilight Singers • Other Notable Releases: Revenge & Regret EP (Azteca Records; 2004); Your Surrender EP (Azteca Records; 2002); You Were Right CD (Azteca Records: 2001) • James Cuartero also records and tours as a solo singer/songwriter. • Recorded at Single Spark Audio. Mastered at Gradwell House Recording.