Peaer, the musical project of Peter Katz, recently returned after a 7 year break to announce their new LP doppelgänger, will drop on January 16th via Danger Collective. The LP is the follow up to 2019’s A Healthy Earth. Previously, the band have played shows with Wednesday, Pinegrove, Why Bonnie, Horse Jumper of Love and Spirit of the Beehive. The new album was announced with the lead single “Button.”
Today, the band are sharing the follow-up single from their forthcoming album, a track called “Bad News.”

Says Katz: “The songs spanned such a long time that it really feels like a different person wrote the first song versus the last song,” Katz ponders. “In some ways that is what this is about: Literally changing over time, then looking back to see how different you were. These songs are about reflection and reckoning with your mental projection of yourself vs. who you literally are. The concept of a Doppelgänger immediately resonated with me for this reason.

“Bad News.”started off as three separate ideas. The Pinback-esque bassline, the chord progression that became the chorus, and the outro. Thom, Jeremy and I worked together to construct this song out of those ideas and I’m really happy with how it turned out. I really wanted to include an Omar Rodriguez-Lopez style guitar solo, too. I’m really happy with how we’ve incorporated our influences on this song especially, while also feeling like it’s the ‘most Peaer’ song to date.

Lyrically, the song grew from the resentment I was feeling at the time towards my career as a musician, and also towards myself for further retreating into solitude (“yeah I’m pretty sure/I’m staying in tonight…”it must be nice/to make what you like/and have everyone approve”). Overall it comes out sort of bitter, but I hope the resolve towards the end shows a turn away from that darkness and into a more self-confident future.”

Peaer
doppelgänger
Tracklist
Danger Collective

End of the World
Part of the Problem
Just Because
No More Today
Rose in My Teeth
Button
IDWBWY
Bad News
Future Me

Pre-order doppelgänger by Peaer HERE