Press
PEABODY – ‘PROSPERO’ (Nonzero/Shock)
FasterLouder.com
“Prospero is certainly well worth the wait. In addition to the increased musical maturity you get an emotional insight and lament in the lyrical mix. Prospero is a confident and assured step forward for Peabody in that there is an awful lot more musical and lyrical depth to really listen to, not just sing-along to. It could well be the first step on the path to very Prospero-us times ahead for Peabody.”
November 2008
Full review here.
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PEABODY – ‘PROSPERO’ (Nonzero/Shock)
DRUM MEDIA (Sydney)
This is the third studio album from Sydney band Peabody and it is something to be celebrated. Prospero takes the listener on a lyrical journey through the ins and outs of songwriter Ben Chamie’s own life and emotions, via various stories of love, oblivion, self discovery and drama. All manor of people are referenced in each song, from Kerouac to Kurt Vonnegut, Egon Schiele to the Rolling Stones, in order to make a self-removed reference point that covers each issue.
Prospero still delivers that rich shoegazing serenade and the signature discordant guitar droning (a vital ingredient to any Peabody release), only this recognisable sound shines a light on Peabody at the end of a meticulously well thought out, matured and rehearsed road that has led them to higher ground.
The opening track Egon takes a look at the life and times of Austrian 20th Century artist Egon Schiele and the dramatic relationship of lust and passion between himself and his models. The guitar hooks are left lingering and uncertain, much like the actions of Egon towards these poor girls. The haunting discordant guitar sound in Big Sur sets a fitting mood for the themes explored within, as it covers, via Kerouac, the issue of self improvement but as different pressures filter through, we’re often left right back where we started.
These are just a couple of examples of the brilliance of music and lyrics that create Prospero. As a body of work, it ties together beautifully and is definitely to be admired.
Mitzi McKenzie-King
November 2008
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PEABODY – ‘PROSPERO’ (Nonzero/Shock)
TIME OFF MAGAZINE (Brisbane)
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
“A richly rewarding listen, Prospero’s charms are perfectly positioned at the complex intersection of primal abrasion and intelligent emotional expression…. an album with a surfeit of stirring and emotional moments.”
* * * * Matt O’Neill
November 2008
Full review here.
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PEABODY – ‘PROSPERO’ (Nonzero/Shock)
RAVE MAGAZINE (Brisbane)
“…a number of tunes that reach darkly melodic heights. It almost sounds like the group has been studying The Cure’s Pornography, in this record’s use of darkly psychedelic guitars and wailing melodies. It is the tougher, darker and more intense mood at the heart of Prospero that illustrates this Sydney four-piece’s considerable progress. Another effortlessly satisfying addition to the Peabody catalogue.”
Matt Thrower
November 2008
Full review here.
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‘THE NEW VIOLENCE’ REVIEWS
“…the picture they’re creating is approaching masterpiece status.”
Mark Nielsen – Drum Media
“Grittier, nastier and far more flamboyantly melodramatic, Peabody return with a vengeance on The New Violence… the sound of a band coming into their own. ”
Andrew Weaver – Rolling Stone
“The New Violence is my favourite album of the year so far; when I play it, nothing else matters, everything else disappears.”
Melanie Sheridan – BEAT Magazine
“It’s a strong collection, mainly driving and crunchy but sometimes spiky and urgent, always performed with a vital spark of menace.”
George Palathingal – Sydney Morning Herald
“…that’s where these guys differ from the current crop of angular rockers – they turn their influences into something entirely original. Turn up ‘The New Violence’ – carnage never sounded so sweet.”
Darren Atkinson – BMA Magazine
“With The New Violence Peabody have turned in a darker, angrier record than I think a lot of people expected, and, in doing so, have released what is so far easily the best CD of 2005. Everything on The New Violence is a revelation.”
Belvedere Jehosephat – The Wax Conspiracy
“I’m thoroughly convinced that 2005 will be theirs, because The New Violence is absolutely perfect.”
Mark Mitchell – The Brag
“Overall, the New Violence shows Peabody as that rare beast – a great rock band with something
new to say… a distinctive rock attack that in the end sounds like on one else.”
Brett Collingwood – RAVE Magazine
