PEALS CONFIRM NEW ALBUM “HONEY” OUT SEPTEMBER 16 VIA FRIENDS RECORDS
NYC, BALTIMORE & RICHMOND ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS SET FOR MID SEPTEMBER
ALBUM TRACK “PUNK MIGRATION” FEATURES A GUEST PERFORMANCE BY JAMES IHA (EX-SMASHING PUMPKINS)
Peals, the duo of William Cashion (bass, Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (bass, ex-Double Dagger) are announcing their second full length album, Honey, out September 16 on Friends Records. Honey will be available on LP, CD, cassette, digital and in a limited edition honey jar from Oak Hill Honey with a submerged, sealed USB stick. Peals will support the release with a trio of release shows – details on dates and locations are below. Also, check out Miranda Javid’s video for “Become Younger” here.
Peals – Honey
01. Become Younger
02. Wind Honey
03. Essential Attitudes
04. Tehachapi Loop
05. Punk Migration
06. Trillium
07. Grapefruit
08. Pink Could
09. Koan 2
Peals Tour Dates:
– Sept. 15 – Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 (w/ Moss of Aura)
– Sept. 16 – Baltimore, MD @ The Compound (w/ Moss of Aura, Small Sur)
– Sept. 17 – New York, NY @ Trans Pecos (w/ Moss of Aura, Skyler Skjelset)
“Become Younger” video: (https://vimeo.com/178665453/a
Honey, the second full-length from Baltimore-based duo Peals, elevates their exploratory sound to majestic new heights of otherworldly instrumental pop while preserving the intimacy of their live shows and earlier recordings.
William Cashion (Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (ex-Double Dagger) recorded much of Honey in Willen’s Baltimore home. Together they build rapturous melodies of interlocking and looped guitars that channel kosmische musik, ‘70s Eno, and new wave hooks à la Robert Smith into above-the-clouds dream soundtracks. Unexpected and delicate textures—wind, bells, the whirs of a film projector—situate listeners in the elemental immediacy of Peals performances, which take place in art galleries or open fields as often as traditional music venues
