Residence/Centricity Music’s cinematic, alternative-pop duo Apollo LTD releases its first album in over three years, Hello Human, April 19. The duo’s third album and follow-up to 2021’s Nothing is Ordinary, Everything is Beautiful features hit radio singles “Redemption Song,” Soul Worth Saving” and newest single, “Future’s Calling.”
All of the songs on Hello Human were written by Apollo LTD’s Jordan Phillips and Adam Stark or co-written by the duo with GRAMMY-nominated songwriters Hank Bentley, Jeff Pardo and Ethan Hulse, as well as No. 1 hitmaking songwriter Paul Duncan.
“Hello Human is an album about the human experience and discovering how God relates to us in every aspect of it. The ups and the downs. Joy and sorrow. Pain and beauty,” shares Phillips. “As God meets us where we are, He equips us with eyes to see things as they truly are. And in that process we learn what it means to be a little closer to human in the way God intended.”
“God gives meaning to the human experience,” adds Stark. “This is an album about waking up to the life God intends for us. While we are here on Earth for a short time reconciling the way it is with the way it was meant to be, Jesus serves as our blueprint for how to be human. The message of the gospel frees us in a way that nothing else can so that we can become the image bearers God intended. Or at least a little bit closer every day, hopefully.”
“We’ve all been through seasons of our life where we’ve felt hopeless,” shares the Apollo LTD duo jointly on its Instagram about Hello Human’s current radio hit “Future’s Calling.” “This song is about holding on to hope and joy and choosing to believe that the future is gonna be better than you can imagine.”
Going to radio May 19, “Redemption Song” was written by Apollo LTD’s Jordan Phillips and Adam Stark along with GRAMMY-nominated songwriters Hank Bentley and Jeff Pardo.
“‘Redemption Song’s’ message is clear: God is still in the business of redeeming our stories,” says Phillips. “Regardless of our past, regardless of our failures and our shortcomings, God is faithful to use our story for the Glory of the Kingdom of God. This song was written from a place of gratitude for God’s steadfast faithfulness to His promises and His people.”
“We hope it serves as a reminder and encouragement to everyone that hears it that The Lord is always moving in the direction of redemption, renewal and freedom,” adds Stark. “And if we can allow Him to move within us, He will redeem our past and create a path for our future that is better than we could have ever imagined.”
This is my redemption song
My heart cries hallelujah
Who I was is dead and gone
And the old me’s looking new, yeah
You filled my soul with melodies
Heaven won’t stop singing over me
I’m a child of God and I belong
This is my redemption song
(“Redemption Song” chorus)
Apollo LTD is playing its new music and fan favorites live on the Build A Boat Tour with Colton Dixon and Jordan St. Cyr. The 20+city tour began March 9 and continues across the country through April 30. Along with the tour dates listed below, all the latest tour details and tickets information is available now at https://weareapolloltd.com/#tour.
03.22.23 Independence, MO First Baptist Church Blue Springs Tickets
03.23.23 Steelville, MO Meramec Music Theatre Tickets
03.24.23 Willow Springs, MO Crossway Fellowship Church Tickets
04.16.23 Quincy, IL Quincy Junior High School Tickets
04.20.23 Port Huron, MI McMorran Place Theatre Tickets
04.21.23 Toledo, OH Emmanuel Baptist Church Tickets
04.22.23 Perry Hall, MD Perry Hall Family Worship Center Tickets
04.23.23 Clarksburg, WV Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center Tickets
04.27.23 Ringgold, GA New Heights Baptist Church Tickets
04.30.23 Oak Ridge, TN Heritage Fellowship Church Tickets
While on tour, Apollo LTD shares an explosive energy live on stage featuring Jordan Phillips’ elastic vocal instrument equipped with a strong falsetto and Adam Stark’s playing that has been honed as a session instrumentalist and years of touring as a lead guitarist. In addition to the current tour and their own headline events, the duo has shared stages with Switchfoot, We Are Messengers, Colton Dixon and more.
Named after the NASA program that sent the first human beings to the Moon, Apollo LTD has become an escalating highlight reel since their formation in 2015. Making cinematic, alt-pop music with a message that reaches skyward and rooted in a mix of organic instruments, electronic soundscapes, anthemic hooks and shimmering production, Apollo LTD have an “expert grasp of the pop genre,” says The Atlantic Magazine as Artist Direct agrees they are “a band that builds melodic hooks, powerful pop tunes and lyrics that play with expectation.” Consequence of Sound says, “Each melody could be a hook in its own right…radio friendly single with bite.” Making waves with the radio hits Sunday Morning Feeling (Feat. Ryan Stevenson),” “Patient” and the American Songwriter-premiered video “You” from is sophomore album, Nothing is Ordinary, Everything is Beautiful (2021), along with the Top 40 hits “Gold” and “On The Way Up” from its Dove Award-nominated Out of Body (2019) LP, Apollo LTD songs have been heard on outlets like Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19 and shows featured on ESPN, FOX Sports, Comedy Central, NBC and ABC while gathering well over 50 million streams worldwide.
About Residence/Centricity Music:
Residence/Centricity Music is an independent Christian music company based in Franklin, TN. Founded in 2005 with a commitment to artist development and stylistic diversity, its artist roster includes Andrew Peterson, Apollo LTD, Brandon Heath, Chris Renzema, Coby James, Jason Gray, Jordan Feliz, Katy Nichole, Lauren Daigle, Natalie Layne, North Point Worship, Patrick Mayberry and Unspoken. Providing label and publishing services, Centricity is a family-owned organization. The committed work of its staff and artists has yielded successes such as Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards, Dove Awards, K-Love Fan Awards, and multiple Gold and Platinum Albums and Singles. For more Information on Centricity Music, visit https://centricitymusic.com/.
Residence/Centricity Music’s cinematic, alternative-pop duo Apollo LTD releases to radio its first single and video of 2022, “Soul Worth Saving.” Listed as New and Active on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart, the song was written by Apollo LTD’s Jordan Phillips and Adam Stark along with three-time GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award-winning songwriter Ethan Hulse.
“As Adam and I look at two albums worth of material in this band, we see a common thread that has run in and out of our music for a long time,” reveals Phillips. “That thread is communicating a message to all people, both the believer and the non-believer, that we have worth and value in the eyes of God. That we are treasured by the Father as we are, not as we should be.”
This big-picture view of the duo’s music formulated the basis for the new track. “The message is simple, but it’s taken me a long time to fully understand the depth of it,” confesses Phillips. “I hope you realize what Heaven has known for all eternity: we are all souls worth saving.”
Don’t you know
You’ve got a soul worth saving (oh don’t you know, don’t you know)
Don’t you know
You’re still a heart worth chasin’ (oh don’t you know)
There’s love reaching deeper
Behind the hurt in your eyes
A diamond that can still shine
I hope someday you realize
What heaven already knows
You’ve got a soul worth saving (don’t you know)
You’re a soul worth saving
(“Soul Worth Saving” Chorus)
Apollo LTD puts an exclamation point on the hope shared in “Soul Worth Saving” in its studio performance video released today and produced by Emmy- and Dove Award-nominated director Elliott Eicheldinger.
Named after the NASA program that sent the first human beings to the Moon, Apollo LTD has become an escalating highlight reel since their formation in 2015. Making cinematic, alt-pop music with a message that reaches skyward and rooted in a mix of organic instruments, electronic soundscapes, anthemic hooks and shimmering production, Apollo LTD have an “expert grasp of the pop genre,” says The Atlantic Magazine as Artist Direct agrees they are “a band that builds melodic hooks, powerful pop tunes and lyrics that play with expectation.” Consequence of Sound says, “Each melody could be a hook in its own right…radio friendly single with bite.” Making waves with Nothing is Ordinary, Everything is Beautiful (2021) and the Top 40 hits “Gold” and “On The Way Up” from its Dove Award-nominated Out of Body (2019) LPs, Apollo LTD songs have been heard on outlets like Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19 and shows featured on ESPN, FOX Sports, Comedy Central, NBC and ABC while gathering well over 50 million streams worldwide and sparking four top 25 Christian radio singles.
While on tour, Apollo LTD shares an explosive energy live on stage featuring Jordan Phillips’ elastic vocal instrument equipped with a strong falsetto and Adam Stark’s playing that has been honed as a session instrumentalist and years of touring as a lead guitarist. In addition to their own headline events, the duo has shared stages with Panic at the Disco, DNCE, All-American Rejects, Kesha, Amanda Lindsay Cook and more.
About Residence/Centricity Music:
Residence/Centricity Music is an independent Christian music company based in Franklin, Tenn. Founded in 2005 with a commitment to artist development and stylistic diversity, its artist roster includes Andrew Peterson, Apollo LTD, Brandon Heath, Chris Renzema, Coby James, Jason Gray, Jordan Feliz, Katy Nichole, Lauren Daigle, North Point Worship, Patrick Mayberry and Unspoken. Providing label and publishing services, Centricity is a family-owned organization, and they like it that way. The committed work of its staff and artists has yielded successes such as Grammy Awards, Billboard Awards, Dove Awards, K-Love Fan Awards, and multiple Gold and Platinum Albums and Singles. For more Information on Centricity Music, visit https://centricitymusic.com/.
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