The Apples were a Scottish indie-dance band from Edinburgh, Scotland, which formed in the early 1990s.
[1] They were signed to Epic Records and consisted of former Win members Ian Stoddart and Willie Perry, with Callum McNair[1] and Samantha Swanson (from the 1980s band, Hey!
[3][4] McNair later went on to join The Bathers,[5] while Stoddart went on to be a member of Aberfeldy, appearing on their 2004 Rough Trade album Young Forever.
Ian Stoddart died in June 2020,[6] by which time he was a member of Glasgow-based band MONICA, with Lloyd Herriott, Ariane Jackson, Andrea Marini and former Trembling Bells man, Simon Shaw.
[7] MONICA's debut album, Celebration, was released a couple of months before Stoddart died, on 24 April 2020.