The Fire Apes is the Alternative/lndie/Britpop/Baroque Pop/Rock music project of American multi-instrumentalist John Seymour.
The forthcoming 2024/2025 releases were produced by Steve Lunt, former VP of A&R at Atlantic Records and engineered, mixed, and mastered by multi-Grammy award-winning and RIAA Platinum and Gold records recipient, Dave Darlington, at Bass Hit Studios, NY, New York.
These songs continue Seymour's contemporary take on the classic British lnvasion, Britpop, Baroque Pop, and post Britpop sound, influenced by acts like The Beatles, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones with Brian Jones, Oasis, and Coldplay.
John Seymour has been writing music from the time he can remember. But shortly after experiencing early musical success playing under the moniker, The Fire Apes, John suffered a life-changing and debilitating onset of acute Panic-Anxiety Disorder. Agoraphobia became a part of his life. Confined in an illusory prison, not of his own making, John continued to write music and lyrics. Most of these lyrics are written metaphorically.
A mathematics and physics teacher and literature enthusiast, Seymour's inspirations and underlying meanings are usually a cathartic existential expression within the construct of the indie/alt rock genre. Perhaps best succinctly described by music critic Jeremy Morse, "[John Seymour] understands what the British pop invasion was about and yet transcends the past and merges it beautifully with the future."
With his troubles currently behind him, John is unshaken, possessing a quiet, gentle strength, and exudes a constant optimism that defies the challenges of a previous life.
Bio written by Steve Lunt, former VP of A&R
at Atlantic Records and Jive Records
Reverb Nation's Crowd Review evaluated the following as in the best 95th to 99th percentile of all songs ever analyzed/test-marketed within the pop/rock genre:
1. lt’s Over
2. lf Things Don't Look So Good Today
3. Killing Me from lnside 4. ’Cause You Don't
5. Don’t Think Twice
6. Only You Could Make Me Happy 7. lsabel (The Razor's Edge)
WEBSITE: www.The-Fire-Apes.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thefireapes/
lNSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thefireapes/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefireapes
Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3U5mZ5DtKfZU9JMezujsmP?si=39d8155b32514cb5
"Only You Could Make Me Happy" was featured during the intro of MTV's series, "The Hills," and subsequently received over a million plays on www.myspace.com/fireapes and over 220,000 plays on Clear Channel.
"lt's Over" and "Only You Could Make Me Happy" were featured in two independent films: Back Soon from Guest House Films and The CT Poop from Road Dog Pictures
…[John Seymour] understands what the British pop invasion was about and yet transcends the past and merges it beautifully with the future... l highly recommend this [record]... Really GREAT stuff that should be WAY better known than it is!!! A+"
JAM Records - Jeremy Morris
Former MTV VJ and Podcaster Adam Curry said: "l never played the same song twice in one episode. Here's the exception. [Playing under the moniker, "The Fire Apes"], John Seymour's "Let Me Know" would be a number one hit in Europe if Westlife were to record this one!"
ln reference to the yet-to-be-released album, Eric Beall, author of the bestseller "Making Money Making Music," said, "Love what you're doing … l'm a real fan!"