Tuesday, August 29, 2023

The Dark Side (Doughboys)

 

“The Dark Side (Doughboys)” is the 5th track from the Flashbacks album, a song celebrating a hell-raising activity from my youth.

An inside joke for the club's alumni, our gang invented the pastime of "doughing" in the Southdale-North Woodside neighbourhoods of Dartmouth during the mid-80s.

At nightfall, clandestine dumpster diving at the Tim Horton's revealed a bounty of day-old doughnuts and timbits to used as biodegradable projectiles. 

Shenanigans transformed into suburban art as we glazed the streets, unsuspecting vehicles and unlucky pedestrians with a hodgepodge of pastries to create a veritable nocturnal tableau. 

Long before social media and mobile phones, the lack of photographic and videographic evidence of doughing may make you wonder if we made it all up. 

So this song is my little digital artifact to ensure the "Doughboys" legacy is immortalized and perhaps even inspire future teen generations to discover their own version of teenage tomfoolery. 

But for the safety and sanity of suburbia, let's hope that it doesn't.



Peach on a beach (Larry Peach) is an emerging singer-songwriter and synth player creating nostalgic vibes. Influenced by 80s new wave and hip hop, 90s dance and comedy rock, Peach on a beach is recording several singles prior to the release of his upcoming album called Flashbacks.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Parcel Pickup


“Parcel Pickup” is the 6th track on the Flashbacks album, a tribute to my first job as a grocery store employee. 

I started working part-time at Sobeys during the summer of 1988 between my first and second year at SMU in Halifax.

Remember the big red bins and rollers that transported them to a loading area for pickup? Back when customer service was still a thing...

The lyrics recall the trials and tribulations of a typical shift of the never ending busyness of the front-end: hours full of price checks, spills, jar piles of carts and  ultimately bin screw ups.
 


Peach on a beach (Larry Peach) is an emerging singer-songwriter and synth player creating nostalgic vibes. Influenced by 80s new wave and hip hop, 90s dance and comedy rock, Peach on a beach is recording several singles prior to the release of his upcoming album called Flashbacks.

Saturday, August 5, 2023

New website launched: peachonabeach.ca

 

New Artist Website

Super pleased to share my new artist website!

Marc d'Entremont of Ghostjunk did a fab job creating a clean design! 😎🙏

Take a looksee.

Thanks to Music Nova Scotia for its financial contribution.

Also a reminder: You can order my new CD for $15 from the website. Free shipping anywhere in Canada.

Peach on a beach (Larry Peach) is an emerging artist creating nostalgic vibes. Influenced by 80s new wave and hip hop, 90s dance and comedy rock, Peach on a beach's debut album, Flashbacks, was released online on June 30, 2023. CD released on July 19, 2023.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Obligatory and shameless "How To Get a CD" post

How to Get a CD ?! 💿

For anyone in Clare/SW Nova interested in a copy, the CD is yours for $15 cash or e-transfer (pls send a DM to coordinate a meet up).

Also available at these great retailers in Nova Scotia:



Bedford/Dartmouth/Halifax: TAZ RECORDS

For everyone else:

I am offering FREE SHIPPING in August to anywhere in Canada for my loyal Facebook followers.

Simply DM your address and kindly send $15 via e-transfer to peachonabeachmusic@gmail.com and I will mail you the goods.

Thanks for the support!
💿😀🙏

Peach on a beach (Larry Peach) is an emerging artist creating nostalgic vibes. Influenced by 80s new wave and hip hop, 90s dance and comedy rock, Peach on a beach's debut album, Flashbacks, was released online on June 30, 2023. CD released on July 19, 2023.

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Peach on a beach album Flashbacks now available in CD

The CDs arrived! 💿 

I’m a kid in a candy store this evening, checking off a bucket list item and test driving one in the car stereo 🤡 

Mom & Dad would have gotten a kick out of it. 

Stay tuned for how to get one, once I sort out some details and locations!


Peach on a beach (Larry Peach) is an emerging artist creating nostalgic vibes. Influenced by 80s new wave and hip hop, 90s dance and comedy rock, Peach on a beach's debut album, Flashbacks, was released online on June 30, 2023. CD released on July 19, 2023.