Photo Credit: Rashad White
Rising star Lew Apollo delivers his enticing new blues meets rock single ‘TROUBLE ON MY MIND’ from his highly-anticipated forthcoming debut EP ‘JUNGLE’.
Hot off the back of his stand-out single ‘USE ME’, Texas-based artist Lew Apollo has become a rising talent of note, Climbing the ranks in the Minneapolis and Austin, Texas blues, rock and soul scenes, Lew has transferred his priorities from primarily performing live, to writing and recording captivating songs surrounding mental health. His lead singles including ‘TROUBLE ON MY MIND’ and ‘NEED YOUR LOVIN’ alongside Grace Sorensen have gained serious heat within the Texas Neo-Soul scene whilst establishing him as a highly favoured, household name across the city.
‘TROUBLE ON MY MIND’ is a seductive blues meets rock affair with neo-soul influences. Lew Apollo’s striking and flawless vocals add vital texture to the track, whilst the heart-felt lyrics touch on the mental struggles the artist endured after his father’s suicide last year. It’s an extremely powerful track that will resonate with listeners and fans alike, whilst the official music video serves up an enthralling work of art of the raw feeling of mental health.
Losing his father and friend to suicide in 2022 catalyses Apollo to write and speak about the common struggles of depression, temptation and anxiety. His raspy and sultry trademark vocals, and hypnotic guitar and bass hooks encapsulate not only Apollo as an artist but his forthcoming EP effortlessly through the eyes of the beholder – painting a new colour on a familiar soundscape of the Neo-Soul genre. Co-written and produced by rapidly rising artist BLK ODYSSY, his anticipated debut EP ‘JUNGLE’ is set for release later this year in December with a release show at The Pershing in Austin, Texas.“This song relates to the unfortunate everlasting mental struggles of my anxieties and depression. TROUBLE ON MY MIND took on a new meaning following my father’s suicide in 2022. Originally a song summarising fear and temptation quickly transformed into a metaphor for the entrapment of one’s own mind.” – Lew Apollo