“I saw you in a dream / I woke up from a scream,” begins the delectable “Princess Castle 1987,” the new track from Ottawa-via-California quartet Peach Kelli Pop. The brainchild of singer/songwriter Allie Hanlon, Peach Kelli Pop inject their Mario-derived inspiration here into a 88-second scorcher. It’s sweet, but not overwhelmingly so — the song’s fuzzy guitar attack is still jagged enough to recall the messy thrash of “Head to Toe”-era Breeders — and never loses itself in the 64-bitness. It’s as delightful as anything else you’ll listen to this week.
Listen to the confection here, and look out the band’s upcoming third album, out in April on Burger Records. Dates and locations for the band’s upcoming spring tour are also below.
March 27 – San Diego, CA @ Hideout
March 28 – Orange County CA @ The Observatory (Burgerama 4)
March 30 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place
March 31 – Santa Rosa, CA @ TBA (Early show, presented by Pizza Punx Crew with White Fence)
March 31 – San Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern (Late show)
April 1 – Eugene, OR @ The Barn Light
April 2 – Olympia, WA @ Deadbeat
April 3 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
April 4 – Tacoma, WA @ Bobs Java Jive
April 5 – Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge
April 6 – Portland, OR @ The Know
April 7 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
April 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records
April 9 – Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
April 10 – Omaha, NE @ O’Leavers
April 11 – Minnneapolis, MN @ Hexagon Bar (w/ Frankie Teardrop)
April 12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cocoon Room (presented by Hey Tonight Productions)
April 13 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle Chicago (Free Show Series)
April 14 – Detroit, MI @ Lager House
April 15 – Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha
April 17 – Ottawa, ON @ Pressed
April 18 – Montreal, QC @ l’Escogriffe Bar Spectacle
April 19 – Boston, MA @ TT Bears (Matinee show)
April 19 – Brooklyn, NA @ Palisades (Night show)
April 20 – Philadelphia, PA @ Golden Tea House
April 21 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
April 22 – Asheville, NC @ Tiger Mountain
April 23 – Atlanta, GA @ 529
April 24 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
April 25 – Houston, TX @ House of Creeps
April 26 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
April 27 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links
April 28 – El Paso, TX @ Monarch
April 29 – Las Vegas, NV @ Bunkerhouse
