The email for Peadar King’s latest album The Shadowlands came in as per the usual route, except, it was without a press release…
Peadar who….?
I don’t really mind not getting the blurb, but I’d never [no offence] heard of Peadar….
I’ll admit habits, good or bad, die hard. And like taking a quick leaf through a magazine whilst waiting for Mary [a lady's name chosen at random] to make a decision on whether the feck she really likes those shoes, I did the quick track shuffle through. All the while I’m canning the songs, in a tin, sealed, and there’s my label on it and then I pop them back on the shelf. I am, in short, seeking what is known as, the corker. That song. And you have ten seconds of an intro to drag me into your shop…… One to four goes like so:
I want a massage, Henrietta Game double bass, Someone get me a bud, What. The. Fork…. pause
Track 4: The Lights
I stopped pretty much dead in my tracks. Pardon the pun. Peadar was in. I scroll back and listened. I like it. Looking for a vid for the post to give you a taster, I found this equally impressive gem. It is track 9 Stars Alone. Pure genius. It is without a shadowland [see what I did there...] of a doubt a breath of fresh air of pure ruddy genius. I’ll grant you it ain’t the Sex Pistols or even Led Zep, but if the big question is, would I buy the album ? Absolutely is the answer. Highly recommended.
Shadowlands is Peadar King’s second album and is available to buy on CD Baby and in iTunes.More info over at PeadarKing.com
I saw this guy and his band at Whelans not so long ago, what a great gig, I just happened to wander in with a few mates but we were well impressed…