Peel will rock you cactus-style

February 20, 2007

I’m pretty much riding GVB’s coattails with this (or is it Idolator), but with the amount of folk and pop music I’ve been listening to lately it’s good to get something that really rocks out. Peel really delivers in that category while still keeping the pop hooks coming at you faster than you can hear them.

The biggest appeal (see the pun there) that the band has though, is that they are just plain fun. From their awesome band pictures to the fact that their biggest influences are swimming pools, alcohol, and cacti to their lighthearted lyrics, you got to give it up to a band who’s not afraid to party. I’m having a tough time thinking of a bands to compare but if you’d like The Broken West to get together with The Futureheads and try to sound more like The New Pornographers, then… you probably still wouldn’t get a good picture of what they sound like. Just listen.

Here’s three tracks to get you through the weekdays and rock your weekend (my favorite is “in the city”).

MP3 In The City
MP3 Oxford
MP3 Workers Wake Up

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