PEAWEES, THE

The soul of Rock and Roll is alive. It's four years since their last studio album and the Peawees are back with Leave It Behind; 11 tracks rooted in 60's soul and a sonic testament to the band's true passion for the sound of the past. The sound which has shown the way to all current-day music.

Active since 1995, with four albums under their belt and hundreds of concerts performed, not only in Italy but across Europe and the U.S, with Leave It Behind the Peawees have developed the punk sound for which they became well-known and appreciated worldwide and taken it to a place where it knows no boundaries, though nonetheless maintaining their original attitude.

In this album, Hervè Peroncini (vocals and guitar), Riccardo La Lomia (bass), Carlo Landini (guitar) and Michele Napoli (drums) take us on an ideal road-trip through rock and roll history, from Chuck Berry and Otis Redding's America to The Clash-era Britain portrayed in London Calling.

Though the Beatles inevitably mark the north on the Peawees' inspirational compass, other strong points of reference for the band are the voices and musicians of Sixties' Black America soul and r n'b labels: Motown, Stax and Chess Records.

With high quality songwriting, refined melodies, and elegant arrangements typical of Sixties girl groups (Shirelles, Shangri-Las, Ronettes...), Leave It Behind proves the Peawees are not restrained by nostalgia, but a current and modern band.

Hervè, Riccardo, Carlo and Michele know how to write a song, the kind of song that takes over body, mind and heart. Leave It Behind is the ideal record for true rock and roll lovers. Because when the Peawees play - they put not only their heart, but their soul into it.

www.thepeawees.it
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The Peawees
Leave It Behind
label: Wild Honey Records
release date: Septmeber 24th 2011
format: LP (Wild Honey Records), CD (Railways Recordings, under license from Wild Honey), digital

Hervé Peroncini Voice - Guitar
Riccardo La Lomia Bass
Carlo Landini Guitar
Michele Napoli Drums


THE PEAWEES
1995 - 2011

The story of The Peawees begins in La Spezia, back in 1995, when Hervé Peroncini, Riccardo La Lomia and Livio Montarese - following previous experiences in two other bands: Manges and Nukes - join forces and release Where People Smile (Panic Records/Helter Skelter) in the same year, a debut album clearly based in punk rock, but with strong pop influences.

In 1998, The Peawees record This Is Rock n Roll; their second album - released in Italy by Fridge Records and in the U.S. by Motherbox Records - and marks the first breaking point from the band's past: the influence of Californian punk rock, The Clash and The Ramones still echoes, but the cover of Elvis's Burning Love foreshadows the band's future path.

At this stage The Peawees tour the U.S. (with twelve concert dates ranging from nationwide), and the noted Italian music magazine "Rumore" calls This is Rock n' Roll one of the ten best punk rock albums of 1998. The Peawees release a couple of singles on vinyl under as many English record labels, and the new line-up heads to the UK for a 13-date tour which allows the band to win over new fans outside of their home country.

In the 21st century, the Peawees are universally recognized as one of the strongest rock and roll bands on the scene. Dead End City, their third album, released in 2001 (by Dutch label Stardumb Records), receives excellent reviews worldwide, and the band is interviewed by Maximum Rock n' Roll, the historic punk magazine based in San Francisco.

Meanwhile they continue to perform across Europe, sharing stages with many punk rock legends including Radio Birdman, The Damned, Dwarves, Bad Religion, Marky Ramone. The following year, two of the band's songs - Road to Rock n' Roll and By My Side - are included in the soundtrack for the X-Box game NHL Rivals.

At the end of 2005, the band performs live shows and works on the new album, Walking the Walk, released in 2007 by Wynona Records. Later re-released on vinyl by Italian label Radiation and California-based label It's Alive, the album enters the chart of the twenty bestselling independent records in Italy. . There then follows a 36-date European tour, including the Dutch festival Rotterdam Rumble, alongside the Rip Offs and, once again, Radio Birdman.

In 2011, THE PEAWEES current line-up of Hervé, Riccardo, Carlo and Michele record Leave It Behind (Wild Honey Records), the fifth album in The Peawees' career: an album that is able to travel effortlessly back in time yet still surge forward, moving past punk rock and opening the doors to the future. Today the Peawees play - and exude - soul, r n' b, and the rock n' roll of their origins. In other words, music to feed the soul.

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Infos:

www.thepeawees.it
www.wildhoneyrecords.org
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWJNLAINp_E


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