Peter Searcy

Peter Searcy
Peter Searcy performing an acoustic set at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, April 27, 2012
Background information
Origin	Louisville, Kentucky
Genres	Rock, Punk rock
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Cello
Years active	1984 – present
Associated acts	Squirrel Bait Big Wheel Starbilly The Glasspack Fanci Pantz HOSS Andy Patalan
Website	Last.fm

Peter Searcy is a musician from Louisville, Kentucky.

Spin Magazine, Scott Irwin, and Amanda Green have compared Searcy's straightforward songwriting style and voice to those of Paul Westerberg.^[1][2] Like Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, Searcy is a veteran of the post-punk scene.^[1] Searcy was the frontman of the Louisville punk group Squirrel Bait in the 1980s. After Squirrel Bait disbanded, Searcy (along with Squirrel Bait drummer Ben Daughtrey) formed a funk-rock group called Fanci Pantz. Fanci Pantz garnered a lot of praise and major label attention, but they broke up before they could record an album. After the demise of Fanci Pantz, Searcy joined Big Wheel in 1989, which released three albums (two on Mammoth Records) before breaking up in 1993. His next band, Starbilly, released only one album, after which Searcy began performing solo. He released one album, produced by Tim Patalan ^[3] entitled, "Could You Please and Thank You," on Time Bomb Recordings in 2000. Its style has been compared to that of the Counting Crows and The Wallflowers.^[2] The album was followed by a self-released EP and a second full-length album on Initial Records in 2004, followed by Spark, now on Label X & Toucan Cove Entertainment.

Peter is a licensed real estate agent.^[4]

Discography

• Could You Please and Thank You (Time Bomb Recordings, 2000)
• Couch Songs (Initial Records, 2004)
• Trust Falls (Self-released, 2004)
• Spark (Toucan Cove/Universal, 2007)
• Fire Escape Promise EP (sonaBLAST! Records, 2011)

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