Wild Honey (2024)
I bought a Peawees album back in 2008 when It's Alive Records released Walking The Walk. That was the first time I had come across The Peawees and I have a weirdly specific memory of listen to the MP3s that came with that album in a rental car while in a parking lot in Missouri, when I was there for the wedding of one of my wife's friends.
If I'm being honest, the band fell off my radar after that, until I got an email several weeks back alerting me that they were back with a new record. I was then very generously sent a copy of that record, and here we are with One Ride.
I assumed I knew what to expect, since I had one of their other albums, but I was still kind of surprised by how much I liked this the first time I played the record through. It's so catchy, the hooks always work and the choruses are tight that I kind of get annoyed that I don't know the words yet because I reflexively just want to sing along. Sadly, I can only mutter vague melodies currently.
The Peawees are also one of a few number of bands that can work a decently long guitar solo into a song without completely annoying me. That's typically a gigantic turnoff for me, but they have a way of making it work. It never feels unnecessarily showy, it's just there to get you to the next part of the song. It's utilitarian in a way and I like it when a band is grounded like that. Just a really fun, solid record.
The Peawees - One Ride:
https://thepeawees.bandcamp.com/album/one-ride
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