You may have likely already caught this Peachy music video premiere for “Fetish” over on The Cream. If so, watch it again. If not, now is your time to partake in one of the finer releases of 2018.

Taken from their debut album Squirt, “Fetish” contains all the punk-y fun of the rest of the record and maintains the liberated lyrics heard in the more directly confrontational tracks like “Rich Boy.” The video depicts a devilish character transforming a group of women into subjected fetish items like balloon-sitters and food mashers with some light S&M and lingerie thrown in to boot. However, the lyrics directly undermine those visuals with the chant of “No, I don’t get turned on by the things you say about my body.”

Some great quotes on the song and the video from band member Leah Miller over on the aforementioned Cream article, so be sure to cruise that if you’re interested in hearing more about the creation and impetus behind the video directly from the creators.

On episode 120 of the WOTT Music podcast we played “December”, the lead track from Sam Hoffman’s debut album, Fairweather, and, surprise!, we liked it. As remarked on that episode, there’s something immediately familiar about the style of Hoffman’s music that is reminiscent of Matthew Sweet.

Also noted on that show is how lazy of a journalistic tactic it is to simply toss one musician into a “Recommend If You Like” category of someone with more familiarity to the listener. Yes, the comparison is apt but it’s a disservice to the discrete details of the record and Fairweather is full of discrete details. Hoffman’s voice has a melancholy aching to it that avoids every feeling saccharine or forced, the guitar work throughout the record is gentle but remarkably intricate and it’s all delightfully catchy.

Sam Hoffman was a complete unknown over here at WOTT HQ but each listen of Fairweather has proven to be more rewarding with each listen.

It’s been a minute since Okey Dokey released their last full-length Love You, Mean It but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been busy. Aside from a fairly relentless touring schedule, they’ve also been trickling out a stream of new singles.

The latest is “Wait On Me“, a mid-tempo pop diddy that pulls from plenty of 50’s doo-wop and drum beats that make you sway back and forth. That is, until the delightful keyboard solo comes in and you’re transported away to a magic land reminiscent of what I imagine the World’s Fair sounded like.

Given the current landscape of streaming music, releasing individual singles makes a lot more sense than full albums. This may be a sign of bigger things to come or it may simply be another excellent entry into your 2018 Faves playlist. Only time will tell.