The Daily Spin, June 3
Peach Pit | Being So Normal
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This is our second review for Peach Pit - you can find our first here: https://thelowmajor.substack.com/p/the-daily-spin-may-24
Album: Being So Normal (2018)
Artist: Peach Pit
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There’s not much to be said that hasn’t already been expanded upon in my previous review - at its core, this is rock-solid bedroom rock, just enough on this side of melancholy to pull at the heart without delving into the emo scene.
Where this album differentiates itself from their previous work we reviewed is the pure energy that courses through this album - a fixture that was, frankly, missing desperately from From 2 to 3 makes a welcome return here.
The standout in this regard is the most popular track off the album and my personal favorite, ‘Alrighty Aphrodite’, a song that takes a crack at being Hozierlike - and while no, you can’t quite measure up to that glorious king, this is pretty good, settling between Hozier and Catfish and the Bottlemen with a sound that just works. By not pacing things up, it still holds the Peach Pit sound, but adding heavier instrumentation throughout the album gives it that kick that was previously lacking.
Rating: 7.9/10
Best Tracks: Alrighty Aphrodite; Drop The Guillotine
Worst Tracks: Private Presley