{"id":4692,"date":"2019-04-02T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=4692"},"modified":"2019-03-26T20:10:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T20:10:39","slug":"the-peawees-dead-end-city-rum-bar-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=4692","title":{"rendered":"The Peawees \u2013 \u2018Dead End City\u2019 (Rum Bar Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u2018Dead End City\u2019 was originally released back in 2001 by Stardumb Records. While you can still pick up vinyl repressings in Europe, this long out of print album from Italian stallions The Peawees is finally available on CD for the US market on Rum Bar Records.<\/p>\n

The Peawees have been playing low slung rock \u2018n\u2019 roll for over two decades now and last year\u2019s \u2018Moving Target\u2019, their 5th<\/sup> long player, proves they have aged disgracefully and are in fact, a band at the height of their powers, melding vintage Elvis Costello melodies with 50\u2019s rock \u2018n\u2019 roll vibes and dirty, punk rock goodness.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Dead End City\u2019 originally came out at a time when the airwaves were choc a bloc with a different kind of punk. The pop\/punk of Sum 41 and Blink 182 were mainstream, yet it was the Scandinavian bands that were ruling the stereos of those in the know, right? \u00a0Albums by the likes of Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters and The Hives are the ones that stick in my memory from 2001. There were plenty of other great albums that were very much under the radar, such as this little gem of an album.<\/p>\n

Led by singer\/guitarist Herv\u00e9 Peroncini, The Peawees bash out an irresistible combination of garage rock, rhythm & blues and punk rock that is as timeless as the influences they wear on their leather jacket clad sleeves.<\/p>\n

Opener \u2018Road To Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll\u2019 is a wall of guitars and urgent beats, with a chorus that brings to mind RPM faves The Loyalties, in part due to the vocal similarities to Tom Spencer. In fact, this album pre-dates the Loyalties, coming out a year after The Yo-Yo\u2019s disbanded and a few years before The Loyalties got going.<\/p>\n

Lead single \u2018Cause You Don\u2019t Know Me\u2019 is a mighty fine anthemic blast of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fun, you will swear down you have heard before. I was that convinced, I was on the net quick sharpish to check! Herv\u00e9\u2019s gruff vocals cut through the distortion to deliver an instant chorus that will stick long after the final notes have faded. Brilliant stuff.<\/p>\n

With pop-tastic melodies on the likes of \u2018No Reaction\u2019 and \u2018Ready To Go\u2019, handclaps and cool as you like solos that nod their heads to Chuck Berry (\u2018In My Heart Tonight\u2019) and to spaghetti westerns (\u2018I\u2019m Not Right\u2019), the tunes on \u2018Dead End City\u2019 cannot fail to ignite the rock \u2018n\u2019 roll in your soul one way or another, guaranteeing your return for repeated listens.<\/p>\n

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While a choice, run through of CCR\u2019s \u2018Proud Mary\u2019 closed the original album, now an additional 3 tracks including the old doo wop classic \u2018Run Around Sue\u2019 and the super-fantastic rocker \u2018Don\u2019t Give A Fuck\u2019 only adds to the high energy fun of a band that gloriously melds vintage, guitar-driven garage rock goodness with the pop sensibilities of new wave, to create a masterful album that will sit proudly between The Hellacopters and Social Distortion on your shelf.<\/p>\n

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