Petyr Announce Self-Titled Debut out June 9
Being about as far removed from Southern California as one can be and still reside in the contiguous states, I forget sometimes about just how much skate culture and music intersect out that way, and how natural that is that one would feed off the other. I guess it’s at least partially because I don’t skate and never really have. Yeah, that’s probably part of it. But either way, while The Shrine have waved the “skate rock” banner pretty hard during their tenure, a lot of what’s come out of that scene over the last however many years — from Earthless to Harsh Toke to Sacri Monti to Radio Moscow, etc. — doesn’t really strike me as skate-minded, even though something like half those dudes probably make their living that way.
I say this because the pro-skating link for Petyr, whose self-titled debut is out June 9 on Outer Battery Records and available to preorder now, is about as unavoidable as it gets. You’ll see what I mean as you read through the PR wire info below, but either way, skater or not, make sure you check out the track “Stairway to Attic” at the bottom of the post, what with the streaming the swirl and the boogie and all.
Here’s news:
California Heavy Psych Band PETYR to Release Self-Titled Debut June 9
San Diego Rock Group Featuring Frontman Riley Hawk Readies Loaded Debut
PETYR is a psychedelic hard rock band fronted by guitarist and award-winning pro skater Riley Hawk, son of legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk. The San Diego quartet, hailed for its “sonic heaviness”, will release its debut full-length, Petyr, on June 9 via Outer Battery Records (Chelsea Wolfe, Dinosaur Jr., SLEEP).
Steeped in equal parts hard rock and skateboarding, PETYR draws influence from high-power godfathers such as Japanese psychedelic masters Flower Traveling Band, Black Sabbath (natch) and hometown psych scene kings Earthless. The eight track album was written over the course of countless jam sessions, capturing the spirit of cruising down the California highways and sea salt spattered coastline. The band’s debut contains searing songs, weighty in nature, that were shaped during live sets alongside peers and So-Cal neighbors such as Harsh Toke, Sacri Monti, JOY and The Shrine.
“Our sound is a product of where we grew up,” Hawk comments. “We skate and we jam, and each feeds off the energy of the other.”
Track listing:
1.) Texas Igloo
2.) Middle Room
3.) Stairway to Attic
4.) Satori III
5.) Old and Creepy
6.) Kraft
7.) Three to Five
8.) Vambo / Buffalo Stampede
In addition to Riley Hawk, PETYR features Holland Redd (guitar), Nick McDonnell (drums) and Luke Devigny (bass).
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