Peer Pleasure are back with new old stock, releasing The Real Thing.
The song was recorded live in Hellfire Studios with Joe McGrath and mixed by Ivan Jackman. It kicks into action with a sense of urgency, the following 3:17 offering up an array of manic synths, blown out fuzz sounds, Narco-country jangle and hillbilly hollering. Peer Pleasure are good, maybe even the real thing?
The songs stirs up memories of groups like The Gun Club, The Country Teasers and an overdosing ZZ Top.
When asked to dig up the dirt on the meaning behind the song’s lyrics, frontman Brandon Murphy had the following to say:
“It was one of the first times I’d been drinking and I just witnessed two men in their late 40s argue for a half an hour over the usefulness and necessity of slow cookers. Some time after the fracas had ended one of the gentlemen told us how his wife had left him for the neighbor and now he was paying the mortgage on her new home as well as his. He followed it up with, “Women are good… But there’s nothing like the real thing” It took me a few more years to find out what it means…“
The track has been a staple of the band’s live show since March 2022. It was the set closer without fail in their early days of DIY punk gigs, pub performances, squats and on their European adventures.
Peer Pleasure have been busy this year, with over 30 shows already logged including 2 performances on the Friday at Electric Picnic (Salty Dog & Brutopolis).
The band are performing at Ireland Music Week on October 3rd in Workman’s Club. This is followed by a tour of Ireland including venues such as the Roisin Dubh, The Grand Social and appearances in Wexford, Cavan, Ballina, Cork and Derry.
The band are set to announce 3 UK shows in November to end their busy year.
