Ape - Supersonic (2026)

APE is a six-piece band from San Francisco and the only known group whose live lineup includes a tiki carver. In August 2020, the band released “Supersonic” on Bird Records — a sweeping yet intimate collection of original compositions in the style of Exotica Rock, blending exotica, surf, jazz, and tiki aesthetics. The record came out as a limited deluxe edition on colored vinyl in four variants of 100 copies each, alongside a double-A-side 45 rpm single (“Squid” and “Snark”) in two colors of 250 copies each. A digital rollout followed: twelve songs from the LP and single are released one per month, starting with “El Borracho” (December 2020). The band drew enthusiastic responses: critic Joel Selvin called them his favorite new band of the century, Sammy Hagar voiced loud enthusiasm, and composer Mason Bates likened the vocals to the soul of an island castaway on an island bridging Jamaica and Kauai. One listener said “El Borracho” recalls The Beatles performing “Besame Mucho”. The band’s earlier album “Jungle Gems” came out in 2003.



Tracklist:
01-01 Ape - Chop! [5:19]
01-02 Ape - Life is a Bowl of Cherries [3:34]
01-03 Ape - Catamaran [3:52]
01-04 Ape - Inflatable Fangs [3:49]
01-05 Ape - California Stomp [3:23]
01-06 Ape - Ape March [4:38]
01-07 Ape - El Borracho [4:45]
01-08 Ape - Double-O-Ape [4:40]
01-09 Ape - Summon the... Witchcraft Man [5:43]
01-10 Ape - Squid [3:36]
01-11 Ape - Snark [3:46]