Peel

Peel's 2021 debut EP is guaranteed to rouse your inner shoegazer. It's an impressive debut showcasing the Sydney band's interdimensional guitar music that weaves fuzz, reverb and noise with luminous synths and sequencers, atmospheric soundscapes, dazed vocals and propulsive rhythms. Strapping in for the full five track experience, Peel lead an expedition through realms of British guitar-driven music of the 80s and 90s, exuding influences from the Post Punk and Madchester eras through the band's timeless brand of shoegaze and psychedelia. The Jesus and Mary Chain come to mind, as does the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, but the group have spun their own take on their prized influences through modern songwriting and storytelling waiting to be discovered under layers of noise and texture. Formed following a five-year hiatus from writing and recording, the band started piecing together what would become their debut release in mid-2019, with no purpose other than that it was time to start making music again. Ideas flooded, gravitating towards a sonic architecture that is spacious, gritty and textural. At the start of 2020, the band headed into the studio to start turning demos into songs. While the band are still fresh to the wider scene; it's crystal clear that Peel is a group of experienced musicians who have realised their vision and are ready to take shoegaze and psychedelia into exciting new territories. We would be fools not to follow them for the ride.