The Peacers' third album, their second as a quartet is a fine thing to behold. Wonderfully inventive with Pop overtones regularly creeping out of the Psych and Garage mix. I talk a lot about the poppier end of Psych Pop, but this is far more from the Psych end.
It is such a splendidly noisy affair and yet the band switch easily into the melancholic, largely acoustic on a song like Irish Suit. At times, there's a bit of a Radiohead does Psych feel, but then again it might be The Kinks doing Psych.
This is all deliciously lo-fi without you ever doubting that this lot can play. I have often wondered what the current Brian Bordello offerings would sound like in group form and decided that it would probably be this. The Peacers can be as way out as you wish, but equally there are Pop Gems such as Dandelion.
Don't be mistaken about how chaotic or messy it can seem because there are depths revealed on every listen. The beauty is that they are not trying to be anyone else and that freedom makes them leaders rather than followers.
The Thunder is An Electric Love God is almost Glam Rock and Bic Star is in mid 60's Revolver territory. 2017's Introducing The Crimsmen hinted at what was to come. That second album revelled in the group format whilst still not wanting to lose the Garage Street feel.
Blexxed Rec is a far more song related affair, the Pop springs out wonderfully without ever losing what the band are about. Plus, if there is a better song this year than Make IT Right, I haven't heard it. Psych Pop is undergoing a real revival and these four remind you that Psych is in the title.
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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