Pete International Airport releases 'Sea of Eyes' EP feat. Alexander Hackett, Ride's Andy Bell, Holy Youth Movement & more

November 30, 2024

Pete International Airport presents their new 'Sea of Eyes' EP (aka 'The Lamplighters' EP) released via Portland-based label Little Cloud Records. This release comes hot on the trail the latest offering - the 'Sea of Eyes' GLOK Remix' by Ride legend Andy Bell.

Pete International Airport revolves around Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols and Sun Atoms, whose sonic odyssey through the dark underbelly of electronic rock invites listeners into a world of unexpected soundscapes, meticulously crafted to captivate the senses. PIA builds immersive and timeless soundscapes, in part owing to Holmström’s ability to curate and his penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces - both virtual and actual - then letting them duke it out.

Earlier, PIA shared the original version of 'Sea of Eyes' featuring vocals by Alexander Hackett of Montreal dream-gaze outfit Pang Attack, along with an intriguing video by Italian director Francesca Bonci, and, most recently, the rave-inspired adrenaline-inducing 'Out Past The Razor Wire (HYM Post-Industrial Remix)' by long-term collaborator Holy Youth Movement.

The 5-track 'Sea of Eyes' EP was co-authored with and features vocals by Alexander Hackett. Apart from the remix by Andy Bell, the remixes created by Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement) and long-time collaborator Daniel Sparks (omniscuro) entail a sonic whirlwind of excitement, which would have fit perfectly in such dynamic soundtracks as 'Hackers' or 'Snatch'.

“I really wanted to showcase Alexander Hackett’s vocal contributions to the record. There’s just this insane depth to his lyrics, and his voice is fantastic. The way the initial rollout of the album happened his songs weren’t the singles… I needed to do something to put that out there, and because I’m gonna be working with him in the future, it was something I wanted to do. It also was an excuse to reach out to Andy Bell and see if he’d do a remix and get some other friends involved," says Holmström.

“I always love hearing other people’s interpretations of the tracks and what their ears latch onto and where they take the track from there."

Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols) and mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering, most tracks were recorded at Air Traffic Control studio, and drums at The Trench Studios by The Dandy Warhols' sound engineer Gregg Williams.

The 'Sea of Eyes' EP is a logical progression of 'It Felt Like The End of the World' and the 'Tic Tac' 7" single, which boast the cream of the neo-psychedelic crop, including Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, BJM's Anton Newcombe, Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers), Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Dark Horses' Lisa Elle, and members of Sun Atoms, Guiding Light and Hopewell.

On November 29, the 'Sea of Eyes' EP will be released on limited edition cassette and digitally via Spotify, Apple Music. and Bandcamp, where PIA's album 'It Felt Like The End of the World' is also available on deluxe double vinyl, CD and digitally and their 'Tic Tac' single with Rachel Goswell. can also be obtained on 7" vinyl.

CREDITS
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Remix and additional production by Andy Bell (Ride)
Remix and additional production by Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement)
Original track vocals and lyrics by Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack)
Instruments performed by Peter G. Holmström, except:
Alexander Hackett - Vocals
Paulie Pulvirenti - Toms, Octabans
Daniel Sparks - Drum Programming, Synths
Jeremy Sherrer - Synth, Drum programming
Produced by Jeremy Sherrer and Peter G. Holmström
All tracks recorded primarily at Air Traffic Control, Portland
Drums recorded at The Trench Studios by Gregg Williams
Vocals & additional instruments recorded in Montreal, LA & NYC
Additional production & mixing by Jeremy Sherre at Spooky Electric Co. (Austin, Florida & Spokane)
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
Publicity by Shauna McLarnon at Shameless Promotion PR
'Sea of Eyes' video directed by Francesca Bonci
Filmed by June Kang and Lê Thùy-Dương
Guest appearance - June Kang

Pete International Airport presents 'Out Past The Razor Wire (HYM Post-Industrial Remix)' from November EP

October 1, 2024

Portland-based Pete International Airport presents the single 'Out Past The Razor Wire (HYM Post-Industrial Remix)', created by Holy Youth Movement, a long-term PIA collaborator. This racy adrenaline-filled track is the second taste of Pete International Airport's new 'Sea of Eyes' EP, set for release in November via cult label Little Cloud Records,

Influenced by the energy of rave culture, this is a sonic whirlwind of excitement for listeners, which would have fit perfectly in such iconic soundtracks as 'Hackers' or 'Snatch' with its motorik groove and dynamic energy.

Pete International Airport revolves around Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols and Sun Atoms, whose sonic vision takes us on a meticulously crafted psychedelic journey into the dark heart of electronic rock. Named after a Dandies song, this project nails the elusive aesthetic of unexpected yet inviting sound art. PIA's quest to build immersive soundscapes that are also timeless songs is successful, in part, due to Holmström’s uncanny ability to curate and his penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces—both virtual and actual—then letting them duke it out.

The 'Sea of Eyes' EP consists of five tracks that are rooted in PIA's third album 'It Felt Like The End of the World', released in late 2023 - all five of them co-authored with and featuring vocals by Alexander Hackett. They earlier introduced 'Sea of Eyes' featuring vocals by Alexander Hackett of Montreal dream-gaze outfit Pang Attack. The intriguing shadow-dance video was directed by Francesca Bonci.

The 'Sea of Eyes' EP was mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols) and mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering. Most tracks were recorded at Holmström’s Air Traffic Control studio in Portland, but drums were recorded at The Trench Studios by The Dandy Warhols' sound engineer Gregg Williams..

"I really wanted to showcase Alexander Hackett’s vocal and lyrical contributions to my record so, using the excuse of a video for 'Sea of Eyes' to release an EP of remixes seemed like a good idea. Of course lots of remixes don’t use the vocals…anyway…I got to work with Andy Bell (Ride) and Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement) as well as long time collaborator Daniel Sparks (omniscuro) to put it together," says Holmström.

"I first heard Pang Attack when SUUNS shared a track on their socials. At first I was disappointed because it didn’t sound like SUUNS (I was obsessing on them hard) but, for some reason, I kept listening. There was something there that I connected with. Alex’s lyrics and melodic choices were perfect and I had to find out if he was interested in working with me. 'Sea Of Eyes' is the second song that Alex and I collaborated on. His lyrics perfectly capture the vibe of the world at that time".

The 'Sea of Eyes' EP is a logical progression (and continuation) of 'It Felt Like The End of the World' and the 'Tic Tac' 7" single, which jointly boast the cream of the neo-psychedelic crop, including Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe, Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers, The D4), Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Lisa Elle of Dark Horses, and members of Sun Atoms, Guiding Light and Hopewell.

As of October 1, 'Out Past The Razor Wire (HYM Post-Industrial Remix)' will be be available exclusively via Bandcamp, where the EP is available for pre-order (digitally and on limited edition cassette). The album 'It Felt Like The End of the World' can also be found there, available digitally, on CD and vinyl as a Deluxe double-album with gatefold sleeve. The 'Tic Tac' single with Rachel Goswell and it's 7" vinyl version are available both via Pete International Airport and The Dandy Warhols.

SINGLE CREDITS
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Remix and additional production by Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement)
Original track vocals and lyrics by Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack)
Instruments performed by Peter G. Holmström, except:
Alexander Hackett - Vocals
Paulie Pulvirenti - Toms, Octabans
Daniel Sparks - Drum Programming, Synths
Jeremy Sherrer - Synth, Drum programming
Produced by Jeremy Sherrer and Peter G. Holmström
All tracks recorded primarily at Air Traffic Control, Portland
All drums recorded at The Trench Studios by Gregg Williams
Vocals & additional instruments recorded in Montreal, LA & NYC
Additional production & mixing by Jeremy Sherre at Spooky Electric Co. (Austin, Florida & Spokane)
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
Publicity by Shauna McLarnon at Shameless Promotion PR
'Sea of Eyes' video directed by Francesca Bonci
Filmed by June Kang and Lê Thùy-Dương
Guest appearance - June Kang

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Pete International Airport (The Dandy Warhols' Peter G. Holmström) shares 'Sea of Eyes', loaded taste of new EP

August 29, 2024

Portland-based Pete International Airport presents the new single 'Sea of Eyes' featuring vocalist Alexander Hackett of Montreal dream-gaze outfit Pang Attack. This is the first offering from PIA's new 'Sea of Eyes' EP, set for release in November via cult label Little Cloud Records, accompanied by an intriguing shadow-dance video, directed by Francesca Bonci.

Pete International Airport revolves around Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols and Sun Atoms, whose sonic vision takes us on a meticulously crafted psychedelic journey into the dark heart of electronic rock. Named after a Dandies song, this project nails the elusive aesthetic of unexpected yet inviting sound art. PIA's quest to build immersive soundscapes that are also timeless songs is successful, in part, due to Holmström’s uncanny ability to curate and his penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces—both virtual and actual—then letting them duke it out.

The 'Sea of Eyes' EP consists of five tracks that are rooted in PIA's third album 'It Felt Like The End of the World', released in late 2023 - all five of them co-authored with and featuring vocals by Alexander Hackett.

"'Sea Of Eyes' was one of the first tracks that got started for 'It Felt Like The End Of The World'. I tried to invent my own guitar tuning (CGCGCD). Of course, someone had done it before, but I got a cool chord sequence that felt good to play for 5+ minutes. I tried adding a chorus, but it never felt right, so that became the Outro," explains Peter G. Holmström.

"I had been obsessing on The Cure’s 'Fascination Street' (especially the bass line) and my first attempt at something similar ended up sounding like Simon Gallup goes dub. The other part of the attempt became the Bass VI melody. Daniel Sparks added an amazing modular synth “trumpet” sound that captured perfectly the claustrophobic atmosphere of the pandemic."

'Sea of Eyes' EP pre-order https://peteinternationalairport.bandcamp.com/album/sea-of-eyes

Just as the latest album, the 'Sea of Eyes' EP was mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols), this EP was mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering. While most tracks were recorded at Holmström’s Air Traffic Control studio in Portland, all drums were recorded at The Trench Studios by Gregg Williams, who engineered The Dandy Warhols’ albums ‘13 Tales From Urban Bohemia’ and ‘Odditorium or Warlords of Mars’.

"I really wanted to showcase Alexander Hackett’s vocal and lyrical contributions to my record so, using the excuse of a video for 'Sea of Eyes' to release an EP of remixes seemed like a good idea. Of course lots of remixes don’t use the vocals…anyway…I got to work with Andy Bell (Ride) and Tom Smith (Holy Youth Movement) as well as long time collaborator Daniel Sparks (omniscuro) to put it together," says Holmström.

"I first heard Pang Attack when SUUNS shared a track on their socials. At first I was disappointed because it didn’t sound like SUUNS (I was obsessing on them hard) but, for some reason, I kept listening. There was something there that I connected with. Alex’s lyrics and melodic choices were perfect and I had to find out if he was interested in working with me. 'Sea Of Eyes' is the second song that Alex and I collaborated on. His lyrics perfectly capture the vibe of the world at that time".

The 'Sea of Eyes' EP is a logical progression (and continuation) of 'It Felt Like The End of the World' and the 'Tic Tac' 7" single, which jointly boast the cream of the neo-psychedelic crop, including Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe, Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers, The D4), Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Lisa Elle of Dark Horses, and members of Sun Atoms, Guiding Light and Hopewell.

As of August 29, 'Sea of Eyes' will be released (digitally and on limited edition cassette) exclusively via Bandcamp, where the EP is available for pre-order and where 'It Felt Like The End of the World' is also available digitally, on CD and vinyl as a Deluxe double-album with gatefold sleeve. The 'Tic Tac' single with Rachel Goswell and it's 7" vinyl version are also available via Pete International Airport and The Dandy Warhols.

SINGLE CREDITS
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Vocals and lyrics by Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack)
Instruments performed by Peter G. Holmström, except:
Alexander Hackett - Vocals
Paulie Pulvirenti - Toms, Octabans
Daniel Sparks - Drum Programming, Synths
Jeremy Sherrer - Synth, Drum programming
Produced by Jeremy Sherrer and Peter G. Holmström
All tracks recorded primarily at Air Traffic Control, Portland
All drums recorded at The Trench Studios by Gregg Williams
Vocals and additional instruments recorded in Montreal, LA & NYC
Additional production & mixing by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Austin, Florida & Spokane, WA)
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
Publicity by Shauna McLarnon at Shameless Promotion PR
Video directed by Francesca Bonci
Filmed by June Kang and Lê Thùy-Dương
Guest appearance - June Kang

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The Dandy Warhols' Peter G. Holmström presents third Pete International Airport album 'It Felt Like the End of the World'.

January 20, 2024

From the depths of one's psyche comes 'It Felt Like The End of the World', the latest album from Pete International Airport, a.k.a. Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols, released cult label Little Cloud Records. The third album from the Portland artist, this meticulously crafted psychedelic rock journey is a journey into the dark heart of electronica. It is also a triumph of process and vision.

In 2023, PIA also released the singles 'Next of Kin' featuring Lisa Elle of Dark Horses and 'Tic Tac' as a 7" vinyl version featuring Slowdive's Rachel Goswell, pressed on translucent yellow vinyl, with the B-side featuring a remix by Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre).

The album's core roster boasts the cream of the neo-psychedelic crop, of which The Dandy Warhols and their shadow, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, are the reigning kings. Members of Omniscuro, Sun Atoms, Guiding Light and Hopewell, most of whom are repeat collaborators and on-again / off-again members of the live band, give voice to the album’s elegiac thesis while adding more light and hope than could be expected from this scene, at this time in history, and in a business that was just dealt a death blow by a pandemic.

The album also features Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack), Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers, The D4) and Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson on 12-string bass, each tangling with PIA’s usual coterie of musical foils with songs merging into Holmström’s hyper-stylized world of symbols, themes and archetypes.

Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols), this album was mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering,

'It Felt Like The End of the World' LP https://peteinternationalairport.bandcamp.com/album/it-felt-like-the-end-of-the-world
Vinyl order https://bit.ly/3ZK7XNa
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/17F3GvmGjaXZK7Eb28YHhL

Holmström explains, "This record was mostly written and recorded during the pandemic so sonically and lyrically it can’t help but be influenced by what we all went through. There is a melancholy darkness as well as a peaceful beauty. The album title came from a “fairytale/poem” that is whispered at the end of 'Sea Of Eyes'. It perfectly captures the hopeful/scary feeling of change that comes at the end of something".

Named after a Dandy Warhols song, this eclectic project nails the elusive aesthetic of unexpected yet inviting sound art. Pete International Airport's quest to build immersive soundscapes that are also classic, catchy songs is successful, in part, due to Holmström’s uncanny ability to curate and his penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces—both virtual and actual—then letting them duke it out.

The use of repetition - visually and sonically - and the use of limitations and boundaries (i.e. every Pete International Airport record has 11 songs) cements the collection into a beautifully cohesive whole that becomes more interesting with repeated listens. Peter, his long-time collaborator / producer Jeremy Sherrer, and his stable of co-creators have given us more than one album’s worth of hooks, ideas and beauty, somehow smelting them into a single monolith of sound that is accessible from any point, celebrating a world that just keeps ending.

"Musically, this record started with an obsession on the bass tone/line from The Cure’s 'Fascination Street' and a healthy appreciation of the detail in their sonic density. Most songs start on an acoustic, which in most cases gets muted somewhere in the process. Then layers of beats, bass lines, melodies, arpeggios, etc. get added / removed until the piece of music is interesting enough to entice someone to write lyrics and sing on it,," says Peter G. Holmström.

"Lyrically, I might suggest a topic that captures our dark chaotic world without sounding preachy. Sometimes the singers listen to me, other times they follow what the song makes them feel."

'It Felt Like The End of the World' is out now everywhere, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp, and on CD as a Deluxe double-album in a gatefold sleeve on transparent vinyl with an orange blob or on transparent vinyl with a purple blob. The 'Tic Tac' 7" vinyl is available on Bandcamp via Pete International Airport and The Dandy Warhols.

CREDITS
Recorded in Portland, LA, NY, UK and Montreal
Chamber Orchestra recorded by Chris Bergstrom
Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co.
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Vocals and lyrics by:
Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack) on 'Sea Of Eyes', 'Out Past The Razor Wire', 'No Blindfold'
Lisa Elle (Dark Horses) on 'Fluid/Flex', 'Next Of Kin'
Daniel Sparks (Omniscuro) on 'The Watermark'
Jasun Adams (Sun Atoms, The Upside Down) on 'Commercial Eyez', 'Brave New World'
Dion Lunadon (The D4, A Place To Bury Strangers) on 'Commercial Eyez'
Chuck Davis (The Guiding Light) on 'Commercial Eyez'
Jason Sebastian Russo (Hopewell, The Guiding Light) on 'The Thoughts You Won’t Think'
Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3) on 'Tic Tac'

Instruments performed by Peter G. Holmström except:
Jeremy Sherrer - drum programming, MPC
Paulie Pulvirenti (Elliott Smith, Number 2, Eyelids) - drum kit, toms, octobans
Gregg Williams - toms
Cory Gray (Old Unconscious / Car Crashlander / The Delines) - piano, organ, synth
Rishi Dhir (Elephant Stone) - sitar
Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) - 12-string bass
Lisa Molinaro (Talk Demonic / Modest Mouse) - viola
Louise Woodward - composer / arranger on 'Il Canto Della Polena'
Chamber Orchestra for 'Il Canto Della Polena'
Shin-Young Kwon - violin 1
Keiko Araki - violin 2
Charles Noble - viola
Pansy Chang - cello
Jason Schooler - double bass
Joseph Berger - French horn

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Dandy Warhols & Slowdive legends team up on Pete International Airport 'Tic Tac' feat. Rachel Goswell. 7” vinyl is out November 24

November 12, 2023

Portland-based Pete International Airport presents the video for 'Tic Tac' featuring Slowdive goddess Rac hel Goswell, directed by Francesca Bonci. A few weeks ago, they released their 2-track 'Tic Tac' 7" vinyl version via Little Cloud Records, pressed on translucent yellow vinyl, with the B-side featuring a remix by yet another music icon - Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Pete International Airport is the brainchild of guitarist Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols. Named after one of their songs, this eclectic project builds immersive soundscapes that are also classic, catchy songs. Holmström has an uncanny ability to curate, with a penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces—both virtual and actual—then letting them duke it out.

'Tic Tac' originally featured on Pete International Airport's recently released third album 'It Felt Like The End of the World' - a meticulously crafted psychedelic rock journey into the dark heart of electronica, released just ahead of the 7" vinyl edition.

"I co-wrote 'Tic Tac'. I bought his last album and I really liked it. Peter Holmström has different singers on each song and co-writes with everybody, which I think is a really interesting way to work. Obviously, Pete is a guitarist, first and foremost, and a very good one. He sent me music for 'Tic Tac, and it's actually changed a lot. It was a lot more guitar-y, the original musical piece that he sent me, and it got really stripped down and changed," says Rachel Goswell.

"I think he sent me that in 2020. That was a COVID lockdown year and I had a lot of stuff going on. It took me I think nearly about a year to actually get around to sitting down properly and writing it. I kept procrastinating about doing it and then once I'd done it, I was really pleased with it. But I think as a record, there's some great songs on it. I didn't know who else had written with him on this record, I was just really happy to be a part of it. It is quite a broad spectrum musically, and quite eclectic."

This album features numerous other guests, including Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack) Lisa Elle (Dark Horses), Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers, The D4), and Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson on 12-string bass, each tangling with PIA’s usual coterie of musical foils with songs merging into Holmström’s hyper-stylized world of symbols, themes and archetypes.

Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols), it was mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering.

'It Felt Like The End of the World' can be found everywhere digitally, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, where it is available as a Deluxe double-album in a gatefold sleeve, pressed on transparent vinyl with an orange blob or on transparent vinyl with a purple blob.

As of November 24, the 'Tic Tac' 7" will be available on vinyl exclusively via Pete International Airport's Bandcamp and The Dandy Warhols. The digital version is currently available on these same two sites.

CREDITS
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Vocals and lyrics by Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
Remix by Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co.
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
'Tic Tac' video directed by Francesca Bonci

Pete International Airport releases 'Tic Tac' 7" vinyl version feat. Slowdive's Rachel Goswell - * PIA's new album 'It Felt Like the End of the World' is out now

October 10, 2023

Portland-based Pete International Airport has released 'Tic Tac' 7" vinyl version via Little Cloud Records, pressed on translucent yellow vinyl. Featuring Slowdive goddess Rachel Goswell as both vocalist and co-writer, the single is complemented by a remix by the iconic Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) as the B-side.

Pete International Airport is the brainchild of guitarist Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols. Named after one of their songs, this eclectic project builds immersive soundscapes that are also classic, catchy songs. Holmström has an uncanny ability to curate, with a penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces—both virtual and actual—then letting them duke it out.

'Tic Tac' is lifted from PIA's recently released third album 'It Felt Like The End of the World' - a meticulously crafted psychedelic rock journey into the dark heart of electronica.

"I co-wrote 'Tic Tac'. I bought his last album and I really liked it. Peter Holmström has different singers on each song and co-writes with everybody, which I think is a really interesting way to work. Obviously, Pete is a guitarist, first and foremost, and a very good one. He sent me music for 'Tic Tac, and it's actually changed a lot. It was a lot more guitar-y, the original musical piece that he sent me, and it got really stripped down and changed," says Rachel Goswell.

"I think he sent me that in 2020. That was a COVID lockdown year and I had a lot of stuff going on. It took me I think nearly about a year to actually get around to sitting down properly and writing it. I kept procrastinating about doing it and then once I'd done it, I was really pleased with it. But I think as a record, there's some great songs on it. I didn't know who else had written with him on this record, I was just really happy to be a part of it. It is quite a broad spectrum musically, and quite eclectic."

'Tic Tac' 7" feat. Rachel Goswell https://peteinternationalairport.bandcamp.com/album/tic-tac
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3YEpq8aiiUcYTQgjNs6zYe

'It Felt Like The End of the World' LP https://peteinternationalairport.bandcamp.com/album/it-felt-like-the-end-of-the-world
Vinyl order https://bit.ly/3ZK7XNa
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/17F3GvmGjaXZK7Eb28YHhL

This album features numerous other guests, including Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack) Lisa Elle (Dark Horses), Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers, The D4), and Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson on 12-string bass, each tangling with PIA’s usual coterie of musical foils with songs merging into Holmström’s hyper-stylized world of symbols, themes and archetypes.

Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols), it was mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering.

'It Felt Like The End of the World' is available from fine digital platforms, such as Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, where it is also available on CD and a Deluxe double-album in a gatefold sleeve, pressed on transparent vinyl with an orange blob or on transparent vinyl with a purple blob.

The 'Tic Tac' 7" release is available exclusively via Pete International Airport's Bandcamp, and also via The Dandy Warhols.

CREDITS
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Vocals and lyrics by Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3)
Remix by Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co.
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
Artist photos by Mary Martley

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Peter G. Holmström (The Dandy Warhols) presents Pete International Airport album 'It Felt Like the End of the World' & video for 'Next of Kin' feat. Lisa Elle (Dark Horses)

September 22, 2023

From the city of Portland and the depths of one's psyche comes Pete International Airport, which revolves around Peter G. Holmström of The Dandy Warhols, who has released the new album 'It Felt Like The End of the World' via Little Cloud Records.

Their third album, this is a meticulously crafted psychedelic rock journey into the dark heart of electronica. It is also a triumph of process and vision. Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co. (Modest Mouse, The Shins, The Dandy Warhols), the album was mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering.

"This record was mostly written and recorded during the pandemic so sonically and lyrically it can’t help but be influenced by what we all went through. There is a melancholy darkness as well as a peaceful beauty. The album title came from a “fairytale/poem” that is whispered at the end of 'Sea Of Eyes'. It perfectly captures the hopeful/scary feeling of change that comes at the end of something," says Peter G. Holmström.

Named after a song by The Dandy Warhols, this eclectic project nails the elusive aesthetic of unexpected yet inviting sound art. Pete International Airport's quest to build immersive soundscapes that are also classic, catchy songs is successful, in part, due to Holmström’s uncanny ability to curate and his penchant for dropping collaborators into challenging creative spaces—both virtual and actual—then letting them duke it out.

This album features numerous guests, including Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3), Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack), Dion Lunadon (A Place To Bury Strangers, The D4), and none-other-than Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson on 12-string bass, each tangling with PIA’s usual coterie of musical foils with songs merging into Holmström’s hyper-stylized world of symbols, themes and archetypes.

Pete International Airport also presents the video for 'Next of Kin' featuring Lisa Elle of Dark Horses, who says, “In the depths of isolation, I recall wanting to overcome the usual caution and hesitation one often experiences when faced with lots of time and choice. Recognising that life is fleeing can actually be life affirming. This is a song born of frustration and a need to push onwards full heartedly. Working with Peter remotely has been, on the one hand a private experience - developing ideas and recording by myself but also a liberating exercise in surrender and real creative acceptance”.

Album order (all formats)
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The album's core roster boasts the cream of the neo-psychedelic crop, of which The Dandy Warhols and their shadow, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, are the reigning kings. Members of Dark Horses, Omniscuro, Sun Atoms, Guiding Light and Hopewell, most of whom are repeat collaborators and on-again / off-again members of the live band, give voice to the album’s elegiac thesis while adding more light and hope than could be expected from this scene, at this time in history, and in a business that was just dealt a death blow by a pandemic.

The use of repetition - visually and sonically - and the use of limitations and boundaries (i.e. every Pete International Airport record has 11 songs) cements the collection into a beautifully cohesive whole that becomes more interesting with repeated listens. Peter, his long-time collaborator / producer Jeremy Sherrer, and his stable of co-creators have given us more than one album’s worth of hooks, ideas and beauty, somehow smelting them into a single monolith of sound that is accessible from any point, celebrating a world that just keeps ending.

"Musically, this record started with an obsession on the bass tone/line from The Cure’s 'Fascination Street' and a healthy appreciation of the detail in their sonic density. Most songs start on an acoustic, which in most cases gets muted somewhere in the process. Then layers of beats, bass lines, melodies, arpeggios, etc. get added / removed until the piece of music is interesting enough to entice someone to write lyrics and sing on it,," says Peter G. Holmström.

"Lyrically, I might suggest a topic that captures our dark chaotic world without sounding preachy. Sometimes the singers listen to me, other times they follow what the song makes them feel."

'It Felt Like The End of the World' is out now via Little Cloud Records, downloadable from fine music platforms, such as Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, where it is also available on CD and a Deluxe double-album in a gatefold sleeve, pressed on transparent vinyl with an orange blob or on transparent vinyl with a purple blob.

CREDITS
Recorded in Portland, LA, NY, UK and Montreal
Chamber Orchestra recorded by Chris Bergstrom
Mixed by Jeremy Sherrer at Spooky Electric Co.
Mastered by Dave Coley at Elysian Mastering
Album art by Francesca Bonci
Music written by Peter G. Holmström
Vocals and lyrics by:
Alexander Hackett (Pang Attack) on 'Sea Of Eyes', 'Out Past The Razor Wire', 'No Blindfold'
Lisa Elle (Dark Horses) on 'Fluid/Flex', 'Next Of Kin'
Daniel Sparks (Omniscuro) on 'The Watermark'
Jasun Adams (Sun Atoms, The Upside Down) on 'Commercial Eyez', 'Brave New World'
Dion Lunadon (The D4, A Place To Bury Strangers) on 'Commercial Eyez'
Chuck Davis (The Guiding Light) on 'Commercial Eyez'
Jason Sebastian Russo (Hopewell, The Guiding Light) on 'The Thoughts You Won’t Think'
Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3) on 'Tic Tac'

Instruments performed by Peter G. Holmström except:
Jeremy Sherrer - drum programming, MPC
Paulie Pulvirenti (Elliott Smith, Number 2, Eyelids) - drum kit, toms, octobans
Gregg Williams - toms
Cory Gray (Old Unconscious / Car Crashlander / The Delines) - piano, organ, synth
Rishi Dhir (Elephant Stone) - sitar
Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) - 12-string bass
Lisa Molinaro (Talk Demonic / Modest Mouse) - viola
Louise Woodward - composer / arranger on 'Il Canto Della Polena'
Chamber Orchestra for 'Il Canto Della Polena'
Shin-Young Kwon - violin 1
Keiko Araki - violin 2
Charles Noble - viola
Pansy Chang - cello
Jason Schooler - double bass
Joseph Berger - French horn

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