PEAKES, an electronic trio based in Leeds, have just released their first single Pray For You.

Having only formed in late 2016, PEAKES have already built a name for themselves in the Leeds music scene, supporting incredible acts like Yorkshire trio FLAWES and London band Little Cub.

Maxwell Shirley, synths and co-writer, describes PEAKES’s live act as a rollercoaster of lush soundscapes and emotional heights. Pray for You is the perfect example of this.

From the outset the track hits you blaring energy. If not from the dynamic synth, it’s co-writer Molly Puckering’s intense vocal performance. There is power and emotion here, but it’s held back for all but the final chorus, when Pray For You truly soars. As a listener you climb from intimate confessions to heights of explosive force. There are moments of space and clarity, only for you to be lifted higher by each chorus. The middle eight is as thunderous as an earthquake.

Running through it is the precise but expressive, even eruptive, drumming of Pete Redshaw. It’s the perfect counterpoint, and so up in the mix that it’s practically a solo.

PEAKES new single is stirring and unashamed electronic pop, merging the dramatic with the emotive, and it only hints at what is to come with this exciting band.

Brosnan’s fusion of British indie and new wave informs their second-hand pop sound. With Jonny Rodrigues’ bubbly bass hooks, the onrush of raw vocals and melodic guitar riffs by lead singer/guitarist Rory Moses and drummer Jake Haylett’s slick, stomping grooves, they exude wistful overtones reminiscent of influences Pulp and New Order.

"Surprisingly quirky indie rock ’n’ roll that manages to keep one toe in the 1960s whilst sounding fresh and modern". - Fred Perry Subculture