Peach on a beach releases "Forget About 51" single/video about current geopolitical events

Released on Friday, April 25/25, Peach on a beach's latest single “Forget About 51” is a bold and patriotic electro-pop anthem celebrating Canada’s unified response to recent geopolitical tensions and trade disputes. 

The edgy track blends driving beats and pulsating synths with passionate vocals and lyrics addressing themes of national identity and resilience. The song came together rather quickly after I had woke up early one Saturday morning with a fresh perspective. 

Several people close to me have said it's my best song to date.

My goal was to create a video that connects with Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Those who know me well won't be surprised to see that hockey is one of the central themes. 

Using VideoProc, i found free clips from Pexels and Vecteezy to create the video that shows iconic imagery from across our great nation. I also leaned on some friends from as far away as the Yukon, as well as my own video library to add some local flavour from my hometown in Clare, Nova Scotia.

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"Forget About 51" credits:

Synths, vocals and lyrics by Larry Peach.

Backing vocals by Joelle Peach. Mixed and mastered by Paul Morris aka The Music Box Studio in Clare

"Forget About 51" will also appear on the forthcoming Peach on a beach sophomore album, All Over the Map, releasing later in 2025. 

Peach on a beach releases "Inside and Out" single/video

Released on January 30, 2025, Peach on a beach's latest single “Inside and Out” is a moody, electro/hip-hop song about procrastination, something which affects us all. 

Some lyrics were inspired while I was reading a thought-provoking business book during the summer called Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. 

I attempted to create a captivating video to remind us how our time on this earth is fleeting. 

Once again, I turned to VideoProc using free clips from Pexels to make the video. The plot is essentially three short stories illustrating how procrastination can affect people in different ways, both short and long term. 

The track is deliberately jarring in places and probably my only video without a happy ending. Such is life sometimes. If the result of watching the video becomes a wake-up call for someone, then I've accomplished one of my goals with this release.

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"Inside and Out" credits:

Synths, vocals and lyrics by Larry Peach Mixed and mastered by Paul Morris aka The Music Box Studio in Clare

"Inside and Out" is the first of three songs that will appear on the forthcoming Peach on a beach EP, Dark Waves, releasing on streaming on February 7, 2025. On this EP, Peach experiments with darker themes and sounds, influenced by 80s artists such as The Cure. 

2024 Peach on a beach highlights

2024 was another fab year for my music project!

Super grateful for making and sharing music with Paul Morris of The Music Box Recording Studio in Clare, Shawn Bourque of Greenlight Studios and vocal support by Joelle Peach.

The highlight was releasing four videos and three singles, two of which charted on the East Coast Top 30 and even made the Top 100 of 2024 countdown on New Year’s Day.

Released in October, my climate change single “Clock is Ticking" charted at no. 42.

I am thankful to have received marketing funds from Music Nova Scotia to support this release.

Released in May, “Zooming In" is an electro-pop tribute to my lifelong passion for maps. It landed at no. 27!

Thanks again to everyone who voted for the songs and to Martin Hickey and the CIOE team for promoting all genres of Atlantic Canadian music!

A reminder that all my releases can be found on the major steaming platforms as well as Bandcamp and my artist website.

Like previous years, I spent some of the holidays tweaking demos. Stay tuned for new singles and videos coming in the new year!

Peach on a beach releases video for "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree"

Originally released on streaming in December 2023, a new YouTube video for "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" has been created for the 2024 holiday season to celebrate my festive tribute to a small artificial tree from my first Christmas in Clare, back in 1998.

I made the video with VideoProc using free clips from Pexels and shooting a few shots from around the basement. To create a nostalgic vibe, I added a retro TV filter and fuzzy transitions to evoke going back in time. 

If you watch the video long enough, you'll see some old Polaroid photos from my (and wife Joelle's) childhood holidays with our families during the 1970s and 80s.

Poignant lyrics recall childhood memories as melancholic vocals blend with uplifting synths riffs, bells and piano to create a nostalgic soundscape. 

Some 25 plus years later, I still hold on to the ragged yet symbolic "Charlie Brown” Christmas tree, now embraced by my wife Joelle who sings soothing backing vocals.

For a detailed review of the single and video, I invite you to read these articles by Dulaxi and Saiid Zeidan, bloggers based in the United States. 

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Hope you enjoy! Stay tuned for a new single coming winter 2025. Like the last few years, I'll be taking some extra time off from my day job over the Christmas break to tweak a few demos and plan for the next release. 

Peach on a beach releases “Clock is Ticking", an electropop song about climate change

New release October 4, 2024: “Clocks Ticking" by Peach on a beach (Larry Peach).

The third single from my upcoming album All Over the Map is a playful song with an important message.

The electropop song about climate change will have you questioning your place in the universe while simultaneously dancing your worries away. 

Hypnotic synths and a captivating video remind listeners that lessons learned in geology and geography classes are still relevant today.  

Shout-outs to Shawn from Greenlight Studios for a fun video shoot in the classroom and on the beach and to Paul from The Music Box Recording Studio in Clare for his adept mixing and mastering!   

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Stay tuned for more music news in the upcoming months!