Life In The Air

The Peekers. I had no idea who they were until my good friend Fred told me to listen to it the other day when I was at the station. Turns out this band is pretty cool. The record is seeping with awesome pop-ness and male/female vocals. They're a sunny little band from Shriverport, LA and they're definitely toting the indie-cuteness that everyone loves.

The record, Life In The Air, opens with a interesting little track, 'Your Morning Toast' and it's almost vaudville feeling, with little guitar licks thrown in here and there. The second track, 'Sweet Singin' Birds' is a great track with those perfect indie girl vocals. The third track, 'Gather It All' plays off both the vocalists strengths and certainly makes me dance around.... And I don't dance, if I haven't told you before. 'Sinking In' reminds me almost of a New Pornographers track (When Neko Case was in the band), except, a little more on the twee side (For those who don't know what Twee is.... Go listen to Los Campesinos or Johnny Forigner). 'Close My Eyes' features a great olde-tymey piano line and makes feel like I'm watching one of those reinactment movies in a Saloon, except with some gang vocals and fuzzy electric guitar lines. 'Meet You In Produce' has a very.... Contradictory name. The track is so blusey or soulful, depends on which perspective you look at it from. The track is great, with the girl vocals popping up here and there like backup vocalists. And the guitar riffs are pretty good. And I'm not big on guitar solos, save them for Led Zeppelin records.

The second half of the record opens with 'My First Surprise', something rather slow that reminds me of another song that I can quite put my finger on. Never the less, the track is seeping with snare brushes and awesome 'Aahs' provided by the rest of the band. 'Concrete Feet' is the lowest point on the record, although it isn't that bad of a song. 'Favorite Love' is another great female led track. 'Instructions' is again, another low point, probably my least favorite track. 'Canoe Trip' is another dissapointment track, it's not bad but it's not memorable. 'Sweet Potatoes', again, nothing memorable. 'Natural Boy' is a good end to the record, although, the track feels like it's lacking. Mostly lead by bass and piano, but the vocals are well suited and everything blends together.


Over all, this is a solid record by a fun band. I'm looking forward to their next release to see where they take their music.