Peach Pit (band)

Peach Pit is an indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The band consists of singer and rhythm guitarist Neil Smith, lead guitarist Christopher Vanderkooy, bassist Peter Wilton, and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi. They describe their own music as "chewed bubblegum pop",[2] whereas critics have described their sound as sad pop, and surf rock[3] and is characterized by a soft spoken vocal style and guitar driven rock melodies.[4][5] The band's music videos are produced by videographer Lester Lyons-Hookham.[6][7] The band sported the same clothes for every live performance during their "Being So Normal" album phase after buying them for their first music video shoot.[8][9]

Peach Pit
Peach Pit performing in 2018
Background information
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Years active2016–present
LabelsColumbia, Kingfisher Bluez
Websitewww.peachpitmusic.com
Members
  • Neil Smith
  • Mikey Pascuzzi
  • Peter Wilton
  • Christopher Vanderkooy

History

The group formed when high school friends, Neil Smith and Chris Vanderkooy, decided to collaborate on a musical project in 2014. Peter Wilton and Mikey Pascuzzi joined them on bass and drums. In June 2016, the band released its debut EP, Sweet FA, produced and recorded by Smith's former roommate Harley Small at The Space Studios in Vancouver BC. The name comes from Chris’s great-great grandfather, who was a legend amongst local peach farmers. They quickly began work on their follow up release and debut LP, Being So Normal. The album was again produced and recorded by Harley Small at The Space Studios [10] and was released in September 2017 on the Vancouver indie label Kingfisher Bluez.'[11]

Vocalist/rhythm guitarist Neil Smith was formerly part of the folk band Dogwood and Dahlia.[12] Smith and bassist Peter Wilton formerly worked as Amazon delivery drivers, guitarist Christopher Vanderkooy worked at a local Vancouver brewery, and drummer Mikey Pascuzzi worked as a carpenter. The band quit their jobs to go on their first tour of North America, Europe[13] and Asia[14] from 2017-2018. They have been touring steadily ever since the release of their debut album.[15]

Peach Pit performed at Bonnaroo, Shaky Knees Music Festival, CBC Music Festival, and Capital Hill Block Party in 2019[16][17][18][19] and opened for Two Door Cinema Club in a tour of the U.S. and Canada in 2019.[20] "You and Your Friends" is their sophomore album and was released in April 2020.[21]

Members
  • Neil Smith — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Christopher Vanderkooy — lead guitar
  • Peter Wilton — bass guitar, live vocal harmonies
  • Mikey Pascuzzi — drums

Discography

Albums
Title Album details
Being So Normal
  • Released: September 15, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD
You and Your Friends
  • Released: April 3, 2020
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD

EPs
  • Sweet FA (2016)

Live albums
  • Peach Pit on Audiotree Live (2017)

Singles
  • Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!) (December 14, 2017)
  • Feelin' Low (F*ckboy Blues) (November 1, 2019)
  • Shampoo Bottles (January 24, 2020)
  • Black Licorice (March 5, 2020)

References
  1. "Interview with Peach Pit: Guitar Solo Revival and the Vancouver Music Scene". Teal Magazine. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  2. "WPGM Reviews: Peach Pit Live At Moth Club - WE PLUG GOOD MUSICWE PLUG GOOD MUSIC". www.wepluggoodmusic.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. Quiles, Alyssa (2019-07-29). "Top 10 modern bands keeping surf rock alive and well in 2019". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. Funk, Joel (2017-09-22). "Nectar and chewed bubblegum: the not too sweet pop of Peach Pit". Substream Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  5. "Scenic Route To Alaska". CiTR. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  6. "Little Gentlemen: The 405 meets Peach Pit". The 405. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  7. "Bandsintown Giving Emerging Artists a 'Big Break' With New Spotlight Program". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  8. "Peach Pit Make Normal Weird Again". BeatRoute Magazine. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  9. "Surreality Feels So Normal: A Conversation with Peach Pit - Atwood Magazine". 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  10. "Being So Normal, album credits". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  11. Cheng, Mason (19 September 2017). "Peach Pit: Being So Normal Album Review – Normalizing Normal". Trend Prive. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  12. "Dogwood and Dahlia, by Dogwood and Dahlia". Dogwood and Dahlia. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  13. "Peach Pit - Concert Review • Musically Speaking". Musically Speaking. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  14. Team, AL365 (2018-01-16). "Indie pop band Peach Pit to perform in Singapore and Bangkok". Asia Live 365. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  15. Tomer, William (29 September 2017). "Little Gentlemen: The 405 meets Peach Pit". The 405. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  16. Leimkuehler, Matthew. "Bonnaroo 2019: Peach Pit opens by playing for 'the most people we've played for in our lives'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  17. Editor, Abby McGill | Assistant Culture. "Peach Pit talks first time at Waffle House, upcoming music and Shaky Knees performance". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2019-08-27.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  18. "Peach Pit opens CBC Music Fest 2019". CBC. July 17, 2019.
  19. Keimig, Jasmyne (July 20, 2019). "It's Time for Capitol Hill Block Party, Baby!". The Stranger.
  20. "Two Door Cinema Club". Official website of Two Door Cinema Club. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  21. Schmidtke, Aaron. "The rebirth of Vancouver's Peach Pit, an indie-pop band that embraces weirdness and quirky performances after learning from past failures". Calgary Journal Online. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  22. "Peach Pit Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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