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Pick of the Day 03/10/10:

“Well Alright”

by Peasant

Peasant is the work of Damien DeRose, a local musician from Doylestown, PA.

Although he’s been working on albums for the past two years, DeRose has finally gotten it all together with his most recent album.  He has been featured on NPR, Spinner, Q TV, and an iTunes Indie Spotlight list! More recently, Nylon Magazine featured “Well Alright” in their music recommendations section.

“Damien DeRose is the helium voiced, Pennsylvania-reared folkie behind Peasant, whose compositions fall somewhere between those of the Shins and Elliot Smith. His is understated songwriting—an aural palate-cleanser for those growing disillusioned with the walls of sound that have been permeating so much of indie rock these days.”

Like what you hear so far? His 7″, including “Well Alright”, is available as a free download online! Check it out here.

His new album, Shady Retreat, came out last week.  His CD release is on  Thursday, March 11th @ World Cafe Live (Upstairs Live) at 8pm