Name: A Healthy Earth
Brand: Peaer

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-TE-198

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-08-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457816329

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

LP-TE-198

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orange

Translucent orange vinyl.

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Extended format: Yes

634457816312

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / orange

CS-TE-198

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green

Green cassette.

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Tape

634457816343

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1 / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / Tape / green

Artist

Peaer

Genre US

Indie Pop

Label US

Tiny Engines

Listening to Peaer is like watching someone solve a complicated math equation with grace. Each moment is executed with precision, care and foresight for how it will serve a later part of the arrangement. Every note - and the space between - is integral to the composition. Comprised of two studio engineers and a guitar teacher, Peaer’s music is naturally methodical, but not at all rigid or convoluted. In fact, the Brooklyn trio’s new album, A Healthy Earth, is profoundly introspective, genuine and colorful: a sensational balance between meticulous sonic construction and self-analytical lyrics that open up into thought-provoking social commentary.

The follow-up to Peaer's self-titled 2016 full-length finds the band using the classical concept of tone painting, which the members jokingly refer to as "musical puns." It's a technique in which the subject matter is reflected in the sounds themselves, like the progression in the swirling opener, "Circle," or the bass clarinet solo in "Ollie," a song directly inspired by the energy of vocalist/guitar Peter Katz's dog.

Just as the musical elements have a unified sense of purpose, the broad narrative of A Healthy Earth is an examination of our shared existence. "Commerical is written from the perspective of a paranoid baby boomer. "Joke" is about taking accountability for not treating Trump's unorthodox campaign seriously. Love is an overarching theme of the record as well, but Peaer never approaches the topic in a derivative fashion.

With A Healthy Earth, Peaer has created a space where forward-thinking indie-rock, slowcore and asymmetrical pop can thrive harmoniously. It's an inspiring musical image of how Katz and his bandmates interact in our beautifully cluttered world.