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  • PEAK announce December 5 “Live From The Studio” Session

    Brooklyn’s PEAK has announced the two-part “Live from the Studio” Sessions that will feature full sets from the band. The second and final session will air on December 5 at 8:15PM EST on their YouTube Channel and on Jamcast.

    PEAK Live from the Studio

    PEAK, a psychedelic indie funk outfit from Brooklyn features members of Turbine, Particle, Hayley Jane and The Primates, and Mick Taylor Band. The band has spent the majority of 2020 writing, rehearsing, and recording an album in their Brooklyn studio.

    In October they invited videographer MKDevo and Lighting Designer Matt Calabrese to capture some of the magic that’s been going on. 

    Each performance will be a little over an hour in length and will feature familiar tunes, new originals and of course, some extremely healthy jams. Listen to the first session here or stream on YouTube below.

    Fans are encourages to donate when possible, through Venmo @jeremy-hilliard1. Additionally, PEAK has just opened their online store, featuring a new t-shirt design, copies of Electric Bouquet, stickers and much more.

    While waiting for PEAK “Live from the Studio” to arrive, check out PEAK’s performance at Opple Topple Festival from October 3, 2020.

  • PEAK releases a unique psych-funk fusion sound with “Hot Clips Volume 1”

    Based out of Brooklyn, indie-funk artist PEAK is eroding the border between techno and funk with their new album Hot Clips Volume 1.  The collection is PEAK’s latest release that explores a wide array of emotion, and doubles as something techno-funk and indie enthusiasts look to for a unique fusion of both worlds.  Imagine as if you’re riding in a ship through a space galaxy, and you entered into a psychedelic time travel where influences of authentic 60’s bands and modern funk-rock combine seamlessly; PEAK would be the pilot of this ship and the realm is Hot Clips Volume 1.

    The album takes off with “What It Is About Her,” a track that’s experimental right off the bat with a techno beat growing into a full acoustic drum sound.  The vocals join the steady instrumental flow, and provide as a comforting blanket through exploring emotion about a girl.  Throughout the track, the band proves their unique dynamic changes with the blend of rock and bright electro-synth solos.  PEAK is able to take you on a comfortable roller coaster, with the peak (no pun intended) being the psychedelic journey track “Baromtric Pressure,” followed by the funky feel-good track “Win Some, Lose Some” that brings you back down to earth.  Once you start the adventure of listening to Hot Clips Volume 1, it’s hard to snap out of the attractive trance brought on by the upbeat dance beats and wild keyboard solos.

    Hot Clips Volume 1 is the launch of a live series from PEAK featuring Jeremy Hilliard on guitar on vocals (Turbine), Kito Bovenschulte on Drums (Particle), Josh T. Carter on Bass (Hayley Jane and the Primates) and Johnny Young on keys and vocals (Mick Taylor, Artimus Pyle). PEAK released their debut studio album Electric Bouquet (produced by Dave Brandwein of Turkuaz) in 2018, and have since since been steadily touring to perform at prominent venues, and releasing music for everyone to enjoy.  

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    Written over a period of time from Fall 2019 to Winter 2020 during tour, this collection of songs were some of the band’s favorite jams until they were solidified with the help of keyboardist and mixing engineer Johnny Young.  With all of these great influences brought to one table, the band was able to bring these jams to life and capture their emotion while maintaining a fun techo vibe.

    Key Tracks: What It Is About Her, Baromtric Pressure, Wild Ride, Can’t Love Somebody

  • Leap Day at Bowery Electric brings together PEAK, The Phryg and Space Junk is Forever

    Hot Clips Volume 2 is now available on Bandcamp. PEAK brings their own brand of psychedelic-indie funk to Bowery Electric on Saturday, February 29 for a Leap Day show featuring The Phryg and Space Junk is Forever. Tickets can be picked up here.

    NYC’s Peak are off to a hot start in 2020 and in full gear during their winter tour. Following the release of full set video from their Brooklyn Bowl show in October, they recently released Hot Clips Volume 2, the second installment in our live series with selected tracks from fall and early winter tours, featuring new songs and some of their hand-picked favorite jams from the road. 

    PEAK Winter Tour 2020 remaining dates:

    2/26 House of Independents, Asbury Park, NJ*

    2/27 Thunder Road, Boston, MA%

    2/28 The Acoustic, Bridgeport, CT@

    2/29 Leap Day at Bowery Electric, New York, NY**

    3/13 Tellus 360 Lancaster, PA

    3/20 Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI

    3/21 Olives, Nyack, NY

    3/26 Rochester, NY Flour City Station

    3/27 Frankfurt, NY The Bank

    3/28 Albany, NY Parish Public House

    *supporting Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation

    ^ w/ Cold Engines

    # w/ Kluster Phunk

    @w/ Zillawatt

    % w/ Mount Pleasant

    **w/ the Phryg and Space Junk is Forever– 

    leap day bowery electric