Six years after Italian rock ‘n’ roll band The Peawees gave us their critically acclaimed album Moving Target, they’ve returned with their seventh studio album, One Ride. The Peawees’ journey to One Ride is a testament to their enduring spirit and unwavering commitment to their craft. It’s been a long wait; including line-up changes, divorces, lost loved ones, job troubles, but with One Ride, The Peawees prove that their creative fire burns brighter than ever.
This album seethes with the rock ‘n’ roll swagger of a bygone era, and the band shows the rare ability to wear their influences on their sleeves with a sound that feels unique. The mix of rock ‘n’ roll, soul, punk, and garage spins on the record like it came straight out of a blender: one part The Sonics, one part Link Wray, two parts The Clash, a splash of Stax shaken over Phil Spector and served like it was thrown straight in your face.
Approaching their thirty year mark, the band continues to defy convention and write their own epic on the vast canvas of contemporary rock ‘n’ roll. One Ride is “a true showcase for the criminally underrated songwriting talents of Hervé Peroncini.” Once more, The Peawees do not disappoint: as the saying goes…all killer, no filler. Reflecting on the album’s journey, drummer Tommy Gonzalez shares, “We started working on One Ride in 2019. We even recorded the title track then. We were riding the wave of ‘Moving Target,’ touring, playing festivals, and had planned to have an album ready for 2022 at the latest. We thought we would record a few songs, go on tour, record a few more, and continue like that until we had a full-length album. Of course, everything got messed up when Covid hit: no possibility to practice together and Hervé was stuck abroad on an island.”
Frontman/songwriter Hervé Peroncini adds, “We were coming off a beautiful and exhausting year of gigs and tours, and in the meantime, I had written some new material. We all agreed that we should start recording a new record until all that shit broke out just as I was due to return from the island I was supposed to be on for only a short period of time. Although it was a nice place to get stuck, I was still in a two-tiny-room apartment with nothing to do, and after managing to get a guitar, I started recording some stuff on my phone and sending the recordings to the guys. In the end, I stayed on the island for six months and wrote three-quarters of the album there. Fortunately, the restrictions were not so strict there, so after a short time, I had the opportunity to go out, see friends, and hear bizarre stories of various kinds – all things that in some way stimulated me to write.”
The isolation and the unexpected surroundings became fertile ground for creativity, turning adversity into an advantage. The unique circumstances under which One Ride was conceived added a layer of raw authenticity to the album. Stories of outsiders, dreamlike lyrics that drag you into nocturnal situations, a sick love, frustration, indecision, resignation, and moments of crazy euphoria suck you into the grooves of a record that exudes rock ‘n’ roll in every aspect.
The Peawees’ epic ‘One Ride‘ album is out now. Their new creation appears worldwide on digital and vinyl formats via Wild Honey Records with exclusive license to Folc Records in Spain and Spaghetty Town Records in North America.
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