Peachcake

 Band Members:

Stefan Pruett:	lead vocals, percussion, beats, programming
Mike McHale:	guitar, percussion, keyboards, vocals
Johnny McHone:	keyboards, synths, vocals
Michael Kraft:	crowd energizer, vocals, visuals
Dave Jackman:	beats, programming, production

Indie Label: The Planet Awesome! Subtractive

Genre: electronica, indie pop

Band website: http://www.planetawesome.org/

Myspace: http://myspace.com/peachcake

Unless you're a real Debbie Downer it's hard not to love the jangly pop melodies of Peachcake. This is a band that clearly has twee pop influence; were it a two decades back they definitely would have been a great candidate for Sarah Records. But instead of the fuzzy/poor audio quality often associated with twee pop, Peachcake is crisp and clear. I'm not even sure if they identify themselves as a twee band, because they have incorporated a lot of electronica into their work. I've noticed that some people have tagged them as “power pop”- but once a twee kid forever a twee kid and I can't help but notice their happy sound is a lot like Tullycraft or Architecture in Helsinki.

Peachcake also has really fun track titles to match their gleeful tunes. With songs like “Did I Just do that, or was it Jim Carey?” and “Are Your People Ready to Shrink Continents?!” the whole track list on their debut album What Year Will You Have the World is full of quirky song titles designed to intrigue. I'm so glad I came across Peachcake because they are great dance & cheermeup music. Cue scene of me jumping up and down in my jammies, shaking my mess of curls and boogying harder than the flyest disco queens of the 70s. Really they should hire me for a music video. I've got moves. Almost as good as Carlton and Urkel. Um...back to Peachcake. 

The band's Myspace features weekly comics drawn by keyboardist Johnny Mchone. The man has skillz. These guys are multi-talented, and multi-awesome (awesome on many levels).

Speaking of awesome, these guys are on a mission to save the world. Check out their main web site for details. Furthermore, they put on a crazy show. Think Flaming Lips meets ManMan. They describe their sound as "visual", which makes more sense when you see a clip of them performing: (Former video has been replaced with some recent great footage)

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Peachcake's sound is ultra catchy...the vocals are great, the lyrics indie pop perfection. My favorite track is "How to Get to the Moon and Back on Half a Tank of Gas (as told by the Great Racecar Driver)." (Now that I think of it, they really remind me of Fishboy with the super long track name thing).  They sing throughout, "I thought I knew what love was, I thought I knew, I thought I knew what love was- but then I found you," which is so utterly romantic. None of their tracks are abrasive or messy; their debut CD is a real indie pop gem. So if you want to know what undiluted FUN sounds like, check out their Myspace for some tunes and if you like what you hear, support them! Their CD is available on Itunes, Amazon, & BigCartel.