Review by Amanda Petrusich Peasant is the alias of the singer and songwriter Damien DeRose, a high school dropout with an acoustic guitar, a house crammed full of recording equipment and a penchant for dreamy, apologetic folk songs that evoke the isolated whimsy of Bon Iver. Shady Retreat, Peasant's second studio LP (excepting a home-recorded collection of demos, Fear Not Distant Lover), is melancholy and sweet, a confessional folk record with tiny, swirling hints of psychedelia (see the Brian Wilson-referencing harmonies of opener "Thinking," especially). Recorded (i… read more
Review by Amanda Petrusich Peasant is the alias of the singer and songwriter Damien DeRose, a high school dropout with an acoustic guitar, a house cr… read more
Review by Amanda Petrusich Peasant is the alias of the singer and songwriter Damien DeRose, a high school dropout with an acoustic guitar, a house crammed full of recording equipment and… read more
There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Peasant was American singer-songwriter Damien DeRose (1985 – 2015). 2) Peasant is a South African hardcore band. 3) Peasant is an American metal band from Atlanta. 4) Peasant is an American noise artist from Texas. 1. Peasant was the stagename of Damien DeRose (1985 – 2015); a songwriter, singer, and producer. Starting off in 2005 at the age of 18 as a DIY specialist, his first album, "Fear Not, Distant Lover", was home-recorded and self-released. The record made the rounds of a number of blogs and eventuall… read more
There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Peasant was American singer-songwriter Damien DeRose (1985 – 2015). 2) Peasant is a South African hardcore band. 3) Peasant is… read more
There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Peasant was American singer-songwriter Damien DeRose (1985 – 2015). 2) Peasant is a South African hardcore band. 3) Peasant is an American metal band from Atlanta. 4) Peas… read more