# Peaness > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peaness > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Peaness.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaness > Source revision: 1356896344 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Peaness | image = Peaness - Manchester 2020-02-07.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | alt = Peaness playing in Manchester, England, 7th February 2020 | caption = | alias = | origin = [Chester](/source/Chester), [England](/source/England) | years_active = {{start date|2013}}–present | genre = [Indie pop](/source/Indie_pop), [pop punk](/source/pop_punk) | label = Totally Snick, [Alcopop! Records](/source/Alcopop!_Records), [Odd Box Records](/source/Odd_Box_Records), Kingfisher Bluez | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|https://www.peanessband.com/}} | current_members = *Carleia "Balla" Balbenta *Jess Branney *Rach Williams }} '''Peaness''' are a band from [Chester](/source/Chester), England{{cite web|url=http://www.beardedmagazine.com/eps/article/peaness-no-fun-self-released|title=Peaness: No Fun (Self Released)|website=Bearded|date= 19 August 2015|last=Lewis|first=Richard|access-date=2019-11-07}}{{cite web|url=https://www.alreadyheard.com/review-peaness-are-you-sure-ep/|title=Review: Peaness – Are You Sure? EP|date=8 May 2017 |access-date=2019-11-07}} formed in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.bidolito.co.uk/peaness/|title=Peaness|access-date=2019-11-07|archive-date=7 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107140014/https://www.bidolito.co.uk/peaness/|url-status=dead}} Their all-female line-up is Balla (guitar and vocals), Jess (bass and vocals) and Rach (drums). Their sound has been described as "melodic indie pop", "DIY punk" and "shiny shiny pop with an infectious energy and tunes as sharp as their fringes".{{cite web|url=https://wordsformusic.blog/2018/05/01/live-review-peaness-the-sunflower-lounge-birmingham-24-4-2018/|title=Live Review - Peaness @ The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham – 24/4/2018|work=Words For Music |date=May 2018 |access-date=2019-11-07}} ==Formation and early releases== The band met at [University of Chester](/source/University_of_Chester) and formed in 2013. Their name was chosen as a joke. Jess said: "It was a joke name when we started off, and it just stuck because we couldn’t think of anything better or worse. For us, it’s just funny, but for others it’s not, which makes it even funnier.” Their first release, in 2015, was a four-track [EP](/source/Extended_play) entitled ''No Fun''. In a positive review, [Bearded Magazine](/source/Bearded_Magazine) said, "An excellent short story done and dusted in an ultra-compact 13 minutes, the set more than sates the appetite before the arrival of full length novel." This was followed in 2016 by the [7-inch single](/source/7-inch_single) "I'm Not Your Problem"/"Fortune Favours the Bold" on the Canadian label Kingfisher Bluez.{{cite web|url= http://exclaim.ca/music/article/peaness-im_not_your_problem_fortune_favours_the_bold|title=Peaness "I'm Not Your Problem" / "Fortune Favours the Bold"|website=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|date=6 July 2016|access-date=2019-11-07}} =="Are You Sure?"== In 2017, Peaness released the 10-track EP ''Are You Sure?'' on [Alcopop! Records](/source/Alcopop!_Records), with two of the tracks, "Same Place" and "Seafoam Islands", also featuring on a 7-inch single on [Odd Box Records](/source/Odd_Box_Records).{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/listen-peaness-same-place|title=Listen: Peaness - 'Same Place'|website=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=24 January 2017|access-date=2019-11-07}} ''Are You Sure?'' Received mostly positive reviews. Invicta Magazine called it "the perfect collection of tracks to soundtrack a summer",{{cite web|url=https://invictamag.com/review-peaness-are-you-sure-ep/|title=REVIEW: Peaness - Are You Sure? (EP)|access-date=2019-11-07}} while [VultureHound](/source/VultureHound) said it was "a delightful introduction to one of the UK’s most exciting new bands."{{cite web|url=https://vulturehound.co.uk/2017/05/peaness-are-you-sure-ep-review/|title=Peaness – Are You Sure? (EP Review)|website=[VultureHound](/source/VultureHound)|last=Adsett|date=22 May 2017|first=Ben|access-date=2019-11-07|archive-date=7 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107153401/https://vulturehound.co.uk/2017/05/peaness-are-you-sure-ep-review/|url-status=dead}} ==Marc Riley sessions, "Breakfast" and "Kaizen"== In May 2019, Peaness recorded a session for [Marc Riley](/source/Marc_Riley)'s show on [BBC Radio 6 Music](/source/BBC_Radio_6_Music).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c72y1/episodes/guide|title=BBC Radio 6 Music: Marc Riley|access-date=2019-11-07}} The following month, they released a new song, "Breakfast", on their [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp) page. The lyrics are described as "a light-hearted take on [Brexit](/source/Brexit)".{{cite web|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/peaness-share-the-visual-accompaniment-to-their-effortlessly-charming-single-breakfast-405-premiere-156|title=Peaness share the visual accompaniment to their effortlessly charming single 'Breakfast' [405 Premiere]|access-date=2019-11-07|archive-date=18 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618050204/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/peaness-share-the-visual-accompaniment-to-their-effortlessly-charming-single-breakfast-405-premiere-156|url-status=dead}} The video for the song premiered on the UK music website [The 405](/source/The_405_(magazine)). In January 2020, the band recorded a second Marc Riley session and announced the release of a new song, "Kaizen", which was available digitally and as a limited edition 7" vinyl single, with "Breakfast" on the b-side.{{cite web|url=https://originalrock.net/2020/01/10/peaness-reveal-video-for-new-single-kaizen/|title=Peaness Reveal Video For New Single 'Kaizen'|website=Original Rock|date=10 January 2020 |access-date=21 May 2020}} == "World Full Of Worry" == In May 2022 Peaness released their long-awaited debut album, "World Full Of Worry" (WFOW) on their own label, Totally Snick Records. It was well reviewed gaining 4/5 from [Kerrang](/source/Kerrang!), saying: "This is an album that meets us where we are, offers a hand. It’ll also be a treat at a live show. This is the sound of the summer."{{Cite web |title=Album review: Peaness – World Full Of Worry |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-peaness-world-full-of-worry|quote=it’s made for hugging your mates in the pit. Punks out there: this is the sound of the summer. |website=Kerrang|date=20 May 2022 }} and making it onto [Time](/source/Time_(magazine)) magazine's mid-year list of the Best Albums of 2022 So Far saying: "hooky, terse guitar pop, balancing existential malaise with an ebullient chorus [and] sugar-sweet vocal harmonies..."{{Cite magazine |title=The Best Albums of 2022 So Far |url=https://time.com/6184007/best-albums-2022-so-far/ |magazine=Time|date=3 June 2022 }} The album reached number 16 in the UK independent album charts{{Cite web |title=Official Independent Albums Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20220520/131/ |website=Official Charts Company}} and number 21 in the UK vinyl album charts.{{Cite web |title=Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/vinyl-albums-chart/20220520/9/ |website=Official Charts Company}} == Other Initiatives == During the 2020 [UK covid-19 lockdown](/source/COVID-19_lockdown_in_the_United_Kingdom), Peaness started a podcast: "Happeaness". It features the band catching up, talking about life and (occasionally) special guests including members of [The Orielles](/source/The_Orielles) and [We Are Scientists](/source/We_Are_Scientists).{{Cite web |title=HAPPEANESS - A Peaness Podcast |url=https://www.peanessband.com/happeaness }} == Jessica Bonbon == Jess released a 5-track [EP](/source/Extended_play), ''The Lights Are Out Another Week'' in December 2024 under the name Jessica Bonbon. The collaboration (with Joel Anthony Patchett) began in 2020 but was only completed in 2024. It includes contributions from members of [The Orielles](/source/The_Orielles) and [BC Camplight](/source/B.C._Camplight). It has received radio play from several [BBC](/source/BBC) stations. == Discography == thumb|Peaness at Rough Trade Bristol in May 2022 ===Singles and EPs=== *''No Fun'' - cassette EP (Winter Mute, 2015) *''I'm Not Your Problem'' / ''Fortune Favours the Bold'' - 7" single (Kingfisher Bluez, 2016) *''Same Place'' / ''Seafoam Islands -'' 7" single (Odd Box Records, 2017) *''Breakfast'' - digital single (2019) *''Kaizen'' - digital single (2020) *''Kaizen'' / Breakfast - limited edition 7" single (self released, 2020) *''Kiss Me Sweet Pea'' - digital and 7" single (2023) ===Albums=== * ''Are You Sure?'' (Alcopop! Records, 2017) * ''World Full Of Worry'' (2022), Self released CD; limited edition 12" blue vinyl, 12" standard black vinyl * ''Are You Sure?'' (2023, Record Store Day re-issue) ===Compilation appearances=== * ''Piccadilly Records Sampler'' (Piccadilly Records, 2022) - "IRL" * ''Music Against Misogyny'' (Two-Piers Records, 2023) - "How I’m Feeling" ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == *[https://www.peanessband.com/ Official website] *[https://peanessband.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp] Category:English indie pop groups Category:Musical groups from Cheshire Category:Musical groups established in 2013 Category:English all-female bands Category:Female-fronted musical groups Category:English pop punk groups Category:Alcopop! Records artists Category:English musical trios Category:All-female pop bands Category:All-female punk bands Category:Female musical trios --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Peaness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaness) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaness?action=history)). 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