Peach Tree Rascals - Camp Nowhere (2021)

For their debut EP, Peach Tree Rascals went back to their home away from home in Yosemite National Park, California. “Being out in Yosemite and away from LA and everything else really helped us get in that state of mind where we can just be free,” singer-rapper Tarrek Abdel-Khaliq tells Apple Music. “We've been going there as a creative getaway for the past four or five years. Our mindset was to go in and try to make the most timeless, best piece of work that we could possibly make—especially for our first project.” After the success of their singles “Mariposa” and “Glide,” the LA-based collective, originally from San Jose, set up camp in singer-rapper Issac Pech's family vacation home to get their creative juices flowing. With their colorful, mood-lifting blend of pop, R&B, and hip-hop, the group drowns out all the outside noise and invites listeners to do the same. “Your Camp Nowhere is your safe space,” Pech says. “It is where you can do whatever you want to do. It's a place where you get away from all the bullshit.” Here, Pech and Abdel-Khaliq, alongside producer-mixer Dominic “Dom” Pizano, rapper-songwriter Joseph Barros, and honorary sixth member Jasper Barros, guide us through their peaceful retreat in this track-by-track guide.