Sobrecarga, by Pêro Lua

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1.	Wired Magnetic 03:02	buy track
2.	Affection 04:18	buy track
3.	Dragons and Perfume 03:39	buy track
4.	Stark Mercy 05:16	buy track
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Under the pseudonym Pêro Lua, Songwriter, Musician, Producer Pete Donnelly has written, played and recorded an album in its entirety, called Sobrecarga; “Overload” in Portuguese. It’s an exposition on relationships, affairs and overexposure. Largely, it’s story telling from a uniquely personal aspect, depicting the endangered romantic experience of those growingly disconnected. Lushly layered and yet raw in its execution Donnelly delivers poignant themes in his immediate, pop constructions.
The eight songs of Sobrecarga were written and mostly recorded within 2 weeks of June 2015. Using his Westmont Station Studio in Westmont NJ, outside of Philadelphia, Donnelly built the musical landscapes piece by piece. The opening track Wired Magnetic is modestly swinging, implying Sing Sing Sing on Quaaludes. It finds the narrator conflicted with the liberty he’s sanctioned in a partner. “Been up all night / Feeling like a wolf / Barking out of tune”. The genesis of this song is a mobile phone recording. The idea, sketched out on a child’s guitar, later brought into the studio and fleshed out. Affection, with it’s static groove, slowly mounting, depicts a demonic obsession during uncertain times; “Picking my way through / The maze of possibilities / For hours and hours” with a need to bear witness to the unknown realm of a lovers life. Face Without A Mouth, a country lilt, describes chillingly, the invasion of privacy, inherent in the Internet. “There’s a stranger in the house / Lurking all around / hiding in the crevasses of privacy unfound”. The cyber affair through the smart phone, where infidelity is no longer relegated to artifice and chicanery, but present all the time at the touch of a finger. Steady Ruth, a brooding and intricate pop ballad, compassionately chronicles the escapism needed by those seemingly stuck, making less than perfect decisions. “Late dreams socked away / Lay down that bouquet / F-I-N-D a perfect getaway”.
Donnelly’s fourth LP Sobrecarga, released on his Colonial Way label, is mostly mellow affair, using the palette of softer, jazz influenced cymbals and piano and other acoustic instruments. In contrast to the highly programmed, ultra regimented production styles of late, Donnelly, alternately, relies heavily on improvisation, rhythmic and melodic development, and linear musicianship. No loops or samples. No copied and pasted chorus’. Only music played from beginning to end.

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released December 12, 2015

All songs and music by Pete Donnelly.
Recorded Summer 2015 at Westmont Station, Westmont NJ.
Little Bear recorded by Ducky Carlisle at Ice Station Zebra, Medford MA.
w/additional guitar and voice by Mike Gent

© 2015 Pete Donnelly
Colonial Way - 06

www.PeteDonnellyMusic.com
www.TheFiggs.net
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pete donnelly Katonah, New York

Donnelly is a New York-based songwriter, musician, producer, and dynamic performer. A founding member of the Figgs, and also an honorary member of NRBQ.
Pete’s Music is built upon sturdy melodies, and played with genuine care.
Equally adept in the studio, Donnelly has produced, engineered and performed on hundreds of records; Shelby Lynne, Soul Asylum, John Legend, Graham Parker, Mike Viola. ... more

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