HTC067 The Green Apple Sea - Forever Sounds Great

“Forever Sounds Great”, originally released in 2007 on the great Skycap label, was an album of self-discovery – not only for the band itself, but also for its songwriter and lyricist Stefan Prange.

Where as The Green Apple Sea were previously one of countless projects by the young Stefan Prange, they became his permanent band in the process of making it. Christian “Wuschi” Ebert joined as the fourth member, on all kinds of keyboard instruments, but also as a very important second voice, recording engineer, and producer.

The lyrics describe some major upheavals in the life of songwriter and singer Stefan Prange. Leaving his home after dropping out of university and working all sorts of odd jobs, the end of a dark, unsettled childhood and youth (which, incidentally, is covered on the new album “Dark Kid”, that will be released in the fall), finding true love, moving from northern Emsland to southern Franconia. “I Need You To Save Me Forever” wasn’t just any old song line, it was meant quite sincerely. Until then, committing to something was not one of the songwriter’s strengths. Now it’s different. “Forever? Sounds Great!” Prange broadens his horizons and writes songs that reflect the changes in his life.

These include such important and beautiful tracks as “El Fin Del Mundo” or “Rooftops“ and, of course, the ultimate cover version of the Mountain Goats classic “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton”. Prange says that no song describes his youth in Haselünne (Emsland) better than this. 

Before their fifth album “Dark Kid” is released in the fall and on the occasion of the band’s 25th anniversary (on 31.5.25 at Kurort Badstraße in Fürth), “Forever Sounds Great” will be released on vinyl for the first time on 27.6.2025.