PRESS LOVES “PETER BLOCK”
Reviews are coming in for the new album and they have been overwhelmingly positive. Here are some great quotes from a few of the recent reviews:
“Block manages to pull everything together on this delightful 10-track collection. Opener “Die a Little Everyday” is a keeper, as are the Wilco-esque “In a State,”…Power pop doesn’t get much better than this, folks.” – 3 1/2 stars, Pittsburgh Daily News
“Although divorces are so common as to be ordinary, those who go through them frequently see their experiences as singular. Likewise, singer-songwriters who put out breakup albums are often unwittingly redundant. But Peter Block puts his divorce in an unlikely context with a self-titled release that underscores his straightforward misery with a bright sound. The New York singer-songwriter’s pain thus sounds healthy. For example, when he marks the passage of time on “Die a Little Every Day,” he may be singing that his life has, “no hero, no damsel, no quest,” but the happily harmonizing background vocals and slapping mid-tempo beat suggest all is well.” – 4 out of 5, Scripps-Howard review
“Want something that will have you bobbing your head instantly? Peter Block’s self titled fifth album will do it for you. While recording the album, Block encountered a series of personal tragedies. However, he takes dark issues that might not be otherwise poppy, and puts a peppy tune behind the sometimes-downbeat lyrics. Viola! Both opener “Die A Little EveryDay” and followup track “Icicle Days” manage to take these tasks and pull off the difficult feat with flying colors.” – EDGE
“Peter Block has done what many others have done before him – assembled a solid batch of songs following the pain of a divorce. The songs on here are bright and breezy, yet intellectual pop. But one of the reasons Block is so compelling is that no one song sounds the same.” – ESD Music
NEW ALBUM! DIGITAL RELEASE JUNE 29th
For Peter Block’s fifth studio album, which will be released digitally on June 29th, Peter teamed up with producer Mike Viola, who is known for studio work with Mandy Moore, Fountains of Wayne, Mono Puff, and on the soundtracks “That Thing You Do”, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” and the new Russell Brand and Jonah Hill movie “Get Him To The Greek”. During the making of the album Peter went through a series of personal tragedies that shaped what the album was to become. Despite the difficult emotional terrain, Block and his co-writers — Viola, Slow Runner frontman Michael Flynn, They Might Be Giants guitarist Dan Miller, Madison Square Gardeners leader Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Tracy Bonham – never let the circumstances bring them down. There is still plenty of pop music magic and honest, unfettered joy shaking loose from these tracks of intense introspection. The physical release date is August 17th where both CD and vinyl versions of the album will be made available.
