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PEEL is a band from Sydney making interdimensional guitar music. Weaving a sonic architecture built from elements of shoegaze, post-punk and psychedelia, the five-piece have come out of the gates with all engines firing. ‘Memory Loop’ is their first offering – a raw and potent four minutes of hypnotic, fuzzed-out pop.
From its blistering opening bass line to its chaotic climax, ‘Memory Loop’ reels you along with a relentless pace. Double-tracked drums and horror-movie organs create a mesmerising atmosphere, underpinned by intense, blurred guitar lines and a bass groove that’s almost trance-inducing.
Delicate, husky vocals are shrouded in fuzz and reverb, which open up into the stratosphere in the track’s euphoric chorus. Lyrically, the track examines the inescapable nature of memory – moments from the past that, despite your best efforts to discard, remain firmly embossed in your mind.
There’s a sense of ephemerality in the words and their delivery, with entire relationships being confined to mere vignettes – “I had no control, I couldn’t make you mine. You slipped through the cracks, the memory’s now on loop” frontman Nick Stillman sings in the chorus. This sentiment is beautifully propelled by ethereal backup vocals provided by Kat Harley (MEZKO, The Laurels).
‘Memory Loop’ is the first song from a collection of tracks recorded at BLANKSPACE studio with producer James Christowski in Sydney across 2020, and introduces PEEL as one of the most intriguing and provocative new bands in Australia.
credits
released November 11, 2020
'Memory Loop' was written by Nick Stillman and performed by PEEL.
Performing band members:
Nick Stillman (guitar, bass, vocals)
Harry Tuckwell (guitar)
Tom Kell (drums)
Steve Schouten (keys)
Kat Harley (backing vocals)
Produced, engineered and mixed by James Christowski
Mastered by Tim Carr
Artwork by Harry Tuckwell
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