Peach Kelli Pop - Gentle Leader (2018)

While drumming for Ottawa, Canada pop punk trio White Wires, Allie Hanlon began a side project for her songs. Taking the name of the band from a Redd Kross track, Peach Kelli Pop's tunes were short, sticky pop songs about made-up dances, summertime, and having fun in the cutest way possible. Hanlon played all the instruments herself, recording them in time-honored lo-fi fashion. The self-titled first Peach Kelli Pop album was released in 2010, first by Going Gaga Records, and then by Infinity Cat and Burger. Taking time off from the White Wires, Hanlon gathered up some friends, formed a live band, and hit the road in 2011. After the release of the second White Wires album (II) in late 2011 and a round of touring with them, Hanlon got to work on her next album, and Peach Kelli Pop II was issued in late 2012 by Burger. The White Wires' last album (III) came out early in 2013, by which time Hanlon was living in California and spending most of her time touring. Her next album featured outside musicians for the first time, including Katy Goodman of La Sera and Wyatt Blair, and was recorded by ex-Dios member Joel Jerome. Peach Kelli Pop III was issued by Burger in early 2015, by which time Hanlon was back on the road again. ~ Tim Sendra