THE PEAWEES, founded in 1995 in Italy in La Spezia, the capital of the Liguria region in the north of the country shaped like a boot, have released an album titled “Leave it behind” that catapults you back to a time when Rock'n'Roll and Soul were omnipresent. It was the 1960s.
The band has created something with the eleven songs on “Leave it behind” that makes you actually wonder while listening whether the recording is not already 50 years old. The sound, the arrangements, and the recording do not give the impression of coming from today's time. This shows how much attention to detail has gone into this work. It is a great feat that the album comes across so naturally, as if from another era.
Nothing here is artificial. Everything here is real.
In addition to their attention to detail, the band also has a hound-like instinct for melodies. Even on the first listen, the melodies stand out, drilling into your ear canals and staying there. Songs like “Don’t knock at my door” or “Diggin' the sound” could not have been written better in the past.
Of course, it is a sound that you have to immerse yourself in. Perhaps you need a certain age for this music. Today, on Sunday, listening to music in peace, having the time to let the music affect you, is the moment when the Italians can fully unfold their class.
THE PEAWEES are something very special in today's time. It is a band that has created a small world with a great sense for music and love for detail, a world that you enjoy entering. A world made up of harmonious Rock'n'Roll, Soul, and a pinch of Powerpop.
There are not many bands that can create something like this without it feeling artificial or kitschy. THE PEAWEES can do that, and they deserve respect and great thanks for it.
