{"id":69575,"date":"2018-11-13T16:41:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T22:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=69575"},"modified":"2018-11-29T09:26:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T15:26:59","slug":"peach-pit-being-so-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2018\/11\/13\/peach-pit-being-so-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Peach Pit: Being So Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Peach Pit, a Vancouver, Canada based band made up of four best friends, is a young and lively band fully prepared to take over the world of indie music. Having only put out their first music in 2016, their EP Sweet FA (or Sweet F*** All), Peach Pit has quickly developed a local cult following. Peach Pit were signed to local Vancouver indie record label Kingfisher Bluez before the release of the release of Being So Normal<\/em>, and within a year of the release of their first full length on September 9th, 2017, the album became the top selling record in the history of the label.<\/p>\n

Peach Pit\u2019s quick success is not coming as much of a surprise to their fans, as the unique sound that they have developed, along with their young\/lazy aesthetic, energetic live shows, hilarious social media presence, and truly one-of-a-kind music videos were bound to make them viral sooner than later. In a 2017 interview with Bandsintown, Peach Pit self-proclaimed their music as \u201cchewed bubble gum pop.\u201d Perhaps an odd way to describe music, but after only one run through of Being So Normal<\/em> and it starts to make perfect sense. Neil Smith (vocals\/guitar) offers sweet, sultry vocals throughout the album, as Chris Vanderkooy (guitar) contributes some of the hottest, cleanest guitar solos imaginable. Peter Wilton (bass) and Mikey Pascuzzi (drums) provide the groovy backing that is essential to the lazy summer vibes which Peach Pit has so brilliantly built an identity around. While their unique sound had already been established in Sweet F.A., it is through Being So Normal<\/em> that Peach Pit demonstrate their brilliant songwriting and ability to create a cohesive full length album.<\/p>\n

From start to finish, the album is exciting, focused, and so (so so so so so\u2026) clean. Starting out the album with their fastest track, \u201cDrop the Guillotine,\u201d Peach Pit makes it immediately clear that they aren\u2019t your traditional alt-pop band–these guys can rock. Moving right to the next song, Peach Pit delivers what is perhaps the most comprehensive track on the album: the appropriately titled \u201cBeing so Normal.\u201d The song not only provides a perfect example of their musical style by combining some of Neil\u2019s purest vocals with a dazzling guitar solo by Chris, but also through the lyrical prowess it exhibits. The lyrics \u201cbut I grew my hair and you got tattoos\u201d fully encompass and promote the lazy, laid-back vibe that Peach Pit radiates. While the feel of Being So Normal<\/em> is focused, the narratives contained within each track are immensely diverse and deep, keeping the listener impatient for what could possibly come next. Subject matter of tracks on Being So Normal<\/em> span all the way from a love interest (\u201cAlrighty Aphrodite\u201d), to a birthday party (\u201cTommy\u2019s Party\u201d), to the life of Elvis (Private Presley), to… well… weed (Hot Knifer). Peach Pit tells these stories–sometimes serious ones–with a fun and groovy twist that they can pull off like no one else.<\/p>\n

With their ability to connect with young people in a way most musicians can\u2019t fathom, Peach Pit is capable of sharing deep music with people and make them dance at the same time. Being So Norma<\/em>l is not just a call to young people, however. Peach Pit\u2019s first full length is a call to lovers of guitar solos, soothing vocals, summer vibes, and\/or lyrical genius to unite and dance. With a debut album as solid as Being So Normal<\/em>, it\u2019s hard to imagine anything slowing Peach Pit down.
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\nRecommended If You Like: Hippo Campus, Mac DeMarco, Boy Pablo, Summer Salt, Andy Shauf
\nRecommended Tracks: 2 (Being so Normal), 4 (Alrighty Aphrodite), 6 (Not Me), 8 (Private Presley)
\nDo Not Play: None
\nWritten by Quinn Leyda on 11\/13\/2018 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The debut album from Peach Pit provides listeners with insane guitar solos, clean-as-can-be vocals, and endless summer vibes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21311,"featured_media":69576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[8246,8245,8244,8247,7534],"class_list":["post-69575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock-rotation","tag-alrighty-aphrodite","tag-being-so-normal","tag-peach-pit","tag-quinn-leyda","tag-vancouver"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/a4025572734_10.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21311"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}