I just happened to stumble across this act called PEASANT aka Damien DeRose from Buck's County, PA. A 23-year-old poet-turned-artist, he's been releasing albums since 2005. I just got this email, checked out the new single, and I rather like it. Please read on:
** New Single, “The End” (Sept. 1st) in Preparation for New Album & European Tour! **
Check out Peasant’s “The End” Daytrotter Session mp3 here: http://media.daytrotter.com/audio/dt/peasant-the-end.mp3
“What becomes so beautifully clear in listening to DeRose sing – in that clear mountain stream, weepy-voiced way of his – is that none of his characters and none of us are ever rid of any of the people that we’ve shared the dark or a kiss with.”
- Daytrotter
“…Damien DeRose's delicately emotive voice is going to be an inescapable part of our 09” – RCRD LBL
“The End” is near! Currently adding the final touches to the 2010 album, “Shady Retreat”, Peasant is giving us a sneak peak of what is to come with a brand new single entitled “The End”. Alongside another breathtaking new track, “Thinking”, and Daytrotter’s live session version of “The End”, Peasant has compiled a charming appetizer to tide us over for the coming months – available as a limited edition 7” vinyl and digitally throughout the U.S. on September 1st.
In addition to the brand new Single, Peasant is embarking on a full European tour (see dates below) as well as creating two new music videos in September/October – stay tuned for further details!
Pre-order the 7” vinyl here: http://www.papergardenrecords.com/shop/item/47
BIO
Peasant is Damien DeRose, 23-year-old poet turned artiste, from fabled and beautiful Bucks County, PA. The sleepy hometown and its surroundings, melded with trials and tribulations, to inspire Peasant's confessional and straightforward style of music. In and out of the bedroom studio throughout high school, DeRose helped form a small scene in Bucks County by doling out frisky live performances and DIY records. After high school, he traveled solo on several tours of the US and Europe before signing with Paper Garden Records in 2008 and releasing "On The Ground."
From the whispered, homemade tracks of Fear Not Distant Lover (‘05), to the more polished On the Ground (’09), Peasant’s music has evolved from release to release while maintaining a sensibility and honesty. In 2009, "On The Ground" gained distribution through Team Love, as well as having several songs placed on network TV. In addition, Peasant's music video for “We’re Good” was featured on Stereogum.com, MTVU, and Fuse.TV. Peasant had several tours throughout 2008 and 2009, playing shows as well as recording a series of sessions for Daytrotter, WOXY, and LaundroMatinee, eventually leading to opportunities to share the stage with such high-profile acts as Cursive, Delta Spirit, and Deer Tick among others.
Peasant is going back to his roots for his upcoming album, “Shady Retreat” - recording and engineering the tracks on his own in a converted springhouse studio in the woods. It is a creative step forward for an artist who admires self-produced records from The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" to Nick Drake’s whispered 8 track sessions. With similar passion for all things human, DeRose creates lush, yet still simple music for “Shady Retreat”, a record he has worked his whole career to produce and one that is bound to exude the beauty of music that comes without pretense, and exists purely, because it does. “The End” is the first single and an excellent lead in to the record.
“Though his music is unassuming and acoustic, when armed with a guitar, DeRose makes music that beckons and calls out, as if demanding to be heard. DeRose also has a secret weapon: a voice that seems to expose his very soul.” – NPR Second Stage
Upcoming North American Tour Dates
8/9 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Park Festival
8/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Monkeytown
10/20-10/24 – New York, NY @ CMJ
Upcoming European Tour Dates
9/16 Berlin (D) - Schokoladen
9/17 Hamburg (D) - Astra Stube
9/18 Bremen (D) - Spedition
9/19 Leipzig (D) - Paris Syndrom
9/20 Nürnberg (D) - Mata Hari Bar
9/21 TBD
9/22 Wien (A) - B72
9/23 Dornbirn (A) - Spielboden
9/24 Zürich (CH) - La Catrina
9/25 Düdingen (CH) - Bad Bonn
9/26 Bern (CH) - Musigbistrot
9/27 Winterthur (CH) - Dimensione Bar Café
9/28 Orleans (F) - L'atelier
9/29 Paris (F) - Le Pop In
9/29 Paris (F) - Le Baron
9/30 Lille (F) - Caf & Diskaire
10/1 London (UK) - Cafe Oto
10/2 UK - TBD
10/3 Gent (B) - Wespstraat
10/5 Düsseldorf (D) - Pretty Vacant
10/6 Köln (D) - Stereo Wonderland
10/7 Amsterdam (NL) - Paradiso
10/8 Utrecht (NL) – Ekko
Resources
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/peasant
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peasant/6460201126
Purchase from PGR: http://www.papergardenrecords.com/shop/item/47
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