{"id":11666,"date":"2016-10-27T05:30:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T09:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=11666"},"modified":"2016-10-27T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T12:24:32","slug":"making-the-case-for-peter-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/27\/making-the-case-for-peter-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Making the Case for Peter Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"peter_case\"Listeners who had been following the work of Peter Case<\/strong> may have been confused \u2013 frustrated, even \u2013 upon first hearing his self-titled 1986 debut album. The work he had done up to that point was highly appealing, sure-footed power pop and\/or indie rock (though the latter term wasn’t in use back then). As one-third of late 70s new wave group the Nerves<\/strong>, Case crafted edgy, uptempo rockers that were informed by (among others) the Byrds<\/strong>, but that often rocked much harder. After that group split, he formed Los Angeles based group the Plimsouls<\/strong>, who scored a minor hit with \u201cA Million Miles Away\u201d an anthemic rocker that was the perfect synthesis of Case’s influences. Or so it seemed at the time.<\/p>\n

\"petercase_hwy62\"So it was a surprise when \u2013 after the Plimsouls ended \u2013 Case’s acoustic-flavored solo record was released. In retrospect, Peter Case<\/i> can be seen as a very early example of what’s now known as Americana: across the record’s 12 tracks, Case explores his country and folk roots, yet delivers them with a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility. (The album has been reissued in 2016 by Omnivore Recordings, appended with seven bonus tracks).<\/p>\n