APRE are an English alternative pop duo formed in Kent in 2018, comprising two members: Charlie Brown, and Jules Konieczny. Their debut single ("All Yours") was released on 10 April 2018, followed by their debut EP (The Movement of Time) on 25 May 2018. Upon its release, "All Yours" hit number-one on Hype Machine.
Background APRE comprises two members: Charlie Brown, and Jules Konieczny. Brown and Konieczny met at Ealing Chess Club, where the owner used to let them use the back-room to rehearse and record music. Both studied BA Creative Musicianship at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London.
Career Their debut single, "All Yours", was released on 10 April 2018 through their own label Beach 91; named after a sign on Ealing Chess Club's garden shed. This was succeeded by the release of "Don't You Feel Like Heaven?" on 24 May 2018; both of which then appeared on their debut EP (The Movement of Time) released on 25 May 2018. Their second EP, Drum Machines Killed Music, was released on 14 September 2018; featuring the singles "Without Your Love" and "Everybody Loves You". The band released their first single with Polydor, "Backstreet", on 16 October 2018. Preceded by the release of "Gap Year 2008" on 7 February 2019, their third EP - Everyone's Commute - was released on 29 March 2019. 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.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Always In My Head Release: 6 November 2020 Label: Beach 91, Polydor Format: Digital download
Mixtapes Title Details A001 Release: 1 March 2022 Label: Beach 91, Polydor Format: Digital download
Extended plays Title Details The Movement of Time Release: 25 May 2018 Label: Beach 91 Format: Digital download Drum Machines Killed Music Release: 14 September 2018 Label: Beach 91 Format: Digital download Everyone's Commute Release: 29 March 2019 Label: Beach 91, Polydor Format: Digital download 2.45 Release: 13 April 2019 Label: Beach 91, Polydor Format: 12" vinyl The Guns Down EP Release: 5 November 2019 Label: Beach 91, Polydor Format: Digital download
Singles Title Year Album "All Yours" 2018 The Movement of Time "Don't You Feel Like Heaven?" "Without Your Love" Drum Machines Killed Music "Everybody Loves You" "Backstreet" Everyone's Commute "Gap Year 2008" 2019 "Come Down" The Guns Down EP "5 to 5" "Christmas Trees In Rain" rowspan="3" "Your Heart's Like a Jungle" 2020 "Go Somewhere" "Live It Up" Always In My Head "Without Your Love" (re-issue) "My Night" (with Claptone) 2021 "All Mine" A001 "You" "Waste My Time" "Your Eyes" "Feel It" 2022 "I Don't Love You" "Submarine" rowspan="3" "Friday" "This City Reminds Me of You" "Dancing On the Moon" 2023 rowspan="4" "Is This the Real World?" 2024 "No Sympathy" "When You Love Someone"
Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Work Result 2018 Radio X Great X-Pectations 2019 rowspan="3" rowspan="3" Too Many Blogs Ones to Watch 2019 Born Music
Tours Date City Country Venue Notes 2018 10/4/2018 London Jazz Café Supporting HER 23/4/2018 Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen 5/5/2018 Leeds Live At Leeds Festival 6/5/2018 London Notting Hill Arts Club 17/5/2018 Brighton Beach Venue Brighton Performer at Great Escape Festival 7/7/2018 Gloucester Over Farm Performer at Barn on the Farm Festival 2019 25/2/2019 Oxford O2 Academy Supporting Sea Girls 26/2/2019 Birmingham Hare & Hounds 27/2/2019 Edinburgh Mash House 28/2/2019 Newcastle Northumbria Institute 2 1/3/2019 Leeds Key Club 5/3/2019 Manchester Gorilla 6/3/2019 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach 7/3/2019 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 8/3/2019 London Heaven 31/3/2019 Bristol The Louisiana 1/4/2019 Manchester Jimmy's 2/4/2019 Birmingham Hare & Hounds 2 2/4/2019 London Omeara 25/9/2019 Cardiff Ifor 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 1/10/2019 Leeds Hyde Park Book Club 2/10/2019 Birmingham The Sunflower Lounge 3/10/2019 Manchester Deaf Institute 4/10/2019 Oxford The Bullingdon 5/10/2019 Brighton Green Door Store 7/10/2019 London Scala 8/10/2019 Bristol Louisiana 10/10/2019 Newcastle Think Tank 11/10/2019 Liverpool EBGBS 12/10/2019 Glasgow Tenement Trail
References
External links
APRE official website