A brisk Australian chamber pop group with echoes of Frenchman Serge Gainsbourg as well as Leonard Cohen and post-punk, the Apartments were formed early in the '80s by frontman and guitarist Peter Milton-Walsh, though the band's unhectic release schedule resulted in only three albums during their first dozen years. The Evening Visits... was released in the Apartments' home country in 1985, and though it did only moderately well there, the album became a cult classic in France. Seven years after the debut, Drift followed with similar exposure, causing a French label to sign the group for third album A Life Full of Farewells. After re-releasing the first two LPs, plus Fête Foraine (which featured acoustic renditions of previous songs), the Apartments even gained American release on Twin/Tone Records. Their fourth proper album, Apart, was released in 2000. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
The good surprise was the reformation in 2007 to deliver a couple of brilliant stage performances at home. 2 years later, surrendering to the insistence of fellow musician Emmanuel Tellier (now at the head of 49 Swimming Pools), the Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield obsessed man is back to business for good, for concerts and most of all, for a new album, announced for the beginning of 2011.
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