The La's, ELO, Brendan Benson, Sparklehorse, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, The Beatles
Sounds Like
ELO/Shins/Elliott Smith in a blender.
--Reviews for Bouldin---
Amie Street - "A perfect example of a little stone making a big splash in the indie pond"
Absolute Power Pop - "Things start off with "Big Coat", an excellent shuffle that’s instantly catchy. Meanwhile, "Secret Law" sounds like Tom Petty meets The Pernice Brothers; "Feel Me" has that "Blood and Roses" feel to it; "Don’t Need It" is an untempo marvel that has an early Posies sound; "Notion" is a great keyboard and acoustic guitar-driven number; and I’m not sure I’ll hear a more beautiful melody the rest of the year than the one belonging to "Whirl", although the closing track that follows it, "Summercity", comes damn close."
Mish Mash Music - "I was highly impressed with Kevin Peroni’s Wiretree EP a couple of years ago, and now his full-length release lives up to the praise. This is a wonderful little hazy pop record that’s endearing in its simplicity.
Peroni has an unassuming voice that just comes along for the ride, crusing along with the driving guitars that push the songs along. The result is a laid-back feel that still has a slight edge, caught somewhere between The Beatles and The Pernice Brothers. His songwriting has improved greatly, and it shows that he’s got more than a few tricks up his sleeve."
Austinist -
Austin’s Kevin Peroni has been writing songs under the moniker of Wiretree since 2005, when he released his first EP. The latest album, Bouldin, is a nine song testament to American chords, everything that was good about real folk music, bridging the gap between The La’s and late ’70s George Harrison with ease. Peroni’s vocals are at times extremely Elliott Smith-ish, but that’s not a bad thing. The songs are reminiscent of all those great bands the people who are slightly older than you are remember buying: Smithereens, Squeeze and the the Posies all make their appearances in the influenced-by department, but so do Tom Petty, James Taylor and Brendan Benson. "Big Coat" is the stand-out track, featuring big hooks and a hummable chorus that sticks with you (and begs to be a Cingular commercial). Bouldin is, at the end of the day, a sweet, inoffensive collection of tunes that are perfect for drives to the lake, first date dinner at my house evenings and chilly fall morning mixtapes for boys and girls that don’t know you exist yet.
Who Needs Radio -
Wiretree’s sound is so big, your ears would have a hard time believing it was the work of just one man - Kevin Peroni. Citing influences such as The La’s, ELO, Brendan Benson, and Sparklehorse... his music has a twist of Elliot Smith meets Matthew Sweet with a touch of The Shins. Kevin’s voice is just simply divine.
Whitsbrain -
Wiretree is a great new project from singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Peroni. This full-length winner melds a variety of influences with an acoustically-based sound to form an instantly enjoyable, bright and catchy listening experience. We’ve heard Wiretree’s sound compared to The Smithereens, Tom Petty and Brendan Benson. But we also hear Dear 23-era Posies and early (i.e. good) Goo Goo Dolls. This is really an exciting new Indie Pop release!
Loosey Lucy’s Headquarters
Wiretree is the musical effort of solo artist, Kevin Peroni. He writes all the music and lyrics and performs vocals, drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, programming, and harmonica. While you might classify his music as acoustic rock, it is eclectic and memorable. "Big Coat" and "Travelin’ On" are catchy keyboard-laced tunes that will have you singing along. "Secret Law" has kind of pop feel similar to The Rembrandts. "Feel Me" is a lyrically and musically dark, alternative piece. Peroni picks things up again with the optimistic, "Don’t Need It," and on "Notion" he contemplates the fact that "You never know how to live until you’ve already grown." "Whirl" has an addictive pop melody and great lyrics, and "Summercity" is a light, captivating tune that just might have you dancing. Overall, excellent album!
Austin Sound - "The record, which is Kevin’s first full length, is a good listen from front to back, and it features numerous pop influences that range from retro to more modern day folk-enthused work. In other words, you don’t get the same song over and over again. This is good. If you missed out on the album in 2007 then I would certainly recommend picking it up and giving it a listen here in the new year. You won’t regret it"
(From a great blog in Spain) Mi rollo es el blog! (translated here) -
Mi siguiente apuesta personal es Wiretree, proyecto al que tengo desde hace semanas -en concreto, desde que recibí su disco- en lugar preferente de mi myspace, rodeado de gente a la que aprecio mucho en lo personal y/o en lo musical. Fácil es por tanto concluir que lo suyo me tiene bastante pillado. Wiretree es en realidad Kevin Peroni, un músico de Austin, Texas. Un talento desbordante capaz de componer y producir en el estudio doméstico de su habitación un ejemplar trabajo de pop contemporáneo a la altura -en realidad muy por encima- de cualquiera de esos que pueblan las páginas habituales. Aparte, y estas cosas a mi me flipan, Peroni toca todo lo que suena. Guitarra, bajo, batería, harmónica y teclado. También programa. De no ser por alguna ligera intervención de otro músico llamado Mark Hallam, "Bouldin" (Cobaltworks, 2007) sería unos de esos discos grandiosos hechos por un solo hombre.
Power Pop Station> (A Brazilian blog)
Em reação às constantes exigências a que somos submetidos rotineiramente, existem aqueles dias em que nós é que exigimos: um tempo desobrigado de nada. Poder advinhar qual o próximo formato que as nuvens lá fora tomarão ou se deixar embalar pelo ruído da chuva encontrando as folhas embaixo da janela. Ter a capacidade de sentir o quão podemos – ou não - ser agradecidos por estarmos aqui. E tudo isso aflora com maior facilidade, flui espontâneo, se você pode colocar Bouldin no CD player. Álbum de estréia do músico americano de Kevin Peroni, aqui sob a alcunha Wiretree.. (more here)
Austin's Kevin Peroni has been writing songs under the moniker of Wiretree since 2005, when he released his first EP. His full-length album Bouldin was released in early 2007. Wiretree has been described as Elliott Smith meets Matthew Sweet with a touch of The Shins.
"Bouldin is, at the end of the day, a sweet, inoffensive collection of tunes that are perfect for drives to the lake, first date dinner at my house evenings and chilly fall morning mixtapes for boys and girls that don't know you exist yet." - Austinist
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i'll be waiting if you come to argentina. i just heard the album yesterday and i feel sorry for myself for not having looked for it before. it's genious.
Hey, Merry Christmas, dig the ELO vibe, but your natural voice is better, as they say, every thing has been done before, unless you you do it yourself, with feeling. And you do, Mog-Rob
What's up guys? Just a quick note to let you know that I played two of your songs Big Coat, and Travlin' On on the latest podcast that can be heard by cutting and pasting into your browser:
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Thanks for submitting your music. Keep in touch and let your fans know that they can catch the podcast at the above address.
All the best,
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