Peter Long - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass, mandolin, keyboards, drums, percussion and occasional phantom whistler. Drums on this recording supplied Andrew 'Spy' Przygonski. Guest appearances by Pat Hayes (harmony vocals), Linda Sacchinelli (harmony vocals), Louise Holmes (harmony vocals), Jeremy Smith (guitars) and Steve Fieldhouse (guitar). Current live band personnel include Ash Wanders (guitar), Lindsay Tebbutt (drums), Matt Johnson (bass) and Kate Rowe (keyboards)
Influences
Augie March, Air, Ashram Poets, Badfinger, Beatles, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Bowie, Byrds, Billy Bragg, Boo Radleys, Blur, Breeders, Beethoven, Clouds, Church, Cure, Cocteau Twins, Dearhunters, Doves, Devo, Elliot Smith, Even, Echo and the Bunnymen, Falling Joys, Frank Black, Gomez, Grant Lee Phillips, Glide, Happy Patch, Jimi Hendrix, Jodi Phillis, The Jam, Steve Kilby, Kinks, My Bloody Valentine, Midnight Oil, Pink Floyd (early), Pixies, Primitive Painters, Ride, REM, Radiohead, Smiths, Stone Roses, Small Faces, Spoon, Stereolab, Straitjacket Fits, Stranglers, Steve Kilby, Swervedriver, Spooky Men's Chorale, Underground Lovers, Velvet Undergound, The Who, Women Of Troy, XTC and many, many more...
Sounds Like
Always a difficult one, but a kind of dark, atmospheric guitar pop is how I'm usually described... some people have possibly put it better...
'Imagine The Beatles, Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Air having a jam, and you'll get some idea of what its like... a kind of eerie spacious pop-rock with a lot of heart.'Daniel Holdsworth, Stix Magazine
'Multi-coloured orch-pop with a dark edge'John Hardaker, The John Hardaker Direction
'His arrangements have an almost transcendental aura about them. Breezy choruses, fuzzy guitars and reverb-assisted psychedelic swirls recall a '60's vibe (with) a touch of modern, edgy indie-ness'Paul Smith, Sydney Morning Herald
Born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Peter Long has been quietly honing his craft through a series of diverse, seminal indie bands since the late 1980s, kicking off with the pop of Primitive Painters, then the more experimental Puppethead, which released two albums through German label Zuma, through the power pop Resounder and into the “avant rock” Bumbum. All that experience has culminated in his remarkable debut solo album, Midday Sun.
“From the eerie atmosphere, complete with squalls of building guitars, of Melody’s Fate, through the multi-layered harmony splendour of Stay Until Sunday to the vaguely ominous soundscape that delivers Fall Away... throughout, it’s obvious Long has a solid hold of his material and a focus to match, realising each song with such an eye for detail the whole thing just shimmers in your ears, the way it does in all the classic pop albums, from Revolver on.” (Michael Smith, The Drum Media.)
Taking his influences not just from the power pop that first captured his imagination as a teenager or the Latin, American and electronica he has discovered along the way but also from the place he now calls home, the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Midday Sun is bright sparkling pop with a dark underbelly, full of tales of love and longing, lust and betrayal, light and shadow, and irresistible melodies.
"Imagine The Beatles, Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Air having a jam, and you'll get some idea of what its like... it's a kind of eerie spacious pop-rock with a lot of heart." (Daniel Holdsworth, Stix Magazine.)
Ever the musical adventurer, you’ll have seen Peter performing most recently as part of the a cappella Spooky Men’s Chorale, and collaborating with former Primitive Painters colleague Greg Vincent in The Ashram Poets.
For more information on Peter and the Midday Sun album, contact: 61 2 417 376 733 info@peterlong.com.au www.peterlong.com.au
You can now download the Midday Sun album on iTunes - click here
Hey There! things are looking up~ Jeff is getting better. He was diagnosed with AML last April and has had a bone marrow transplant in Sept. one reason of rewnewing our vows~ :) taking one day at a time~ take care! I added some of your songs to my profile!! any kids yet?
Thanks for the comment...I'm glad you liked it! There are plenty more where that came from but just keeping them under cover until the album is finished.
Am planning a tour down your way when i have finished in whistler - keep in touch because i like your sound.
Yeah nice work Peter, shame I hadn't heard your work before your last Katoomba gig or I would have gone for sure. Oh well, I'll have to come to the next one instead.
hey man! wow i really love you tunes, great stuff, id come down the night b4 but im in mildura damn you ever play in melbourne? really great music cheers tim :)
