Peach of Immortality (band)

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Peach of Immortality
Origin Washington, D.C., United States
Genres
Years active1986-2006
Labels
  • Adult Contemporary
  • Chocolate Monk
Associated acts
Website toliveandshaveinla.com
Past members

Peach of Immortality was an American band out of Washington, D.C., consisting of Jared Louche, Rogelio Maxwell and Tom Smith. They released four albums on Adult Contemporary Recordings, Need (Thee)! (1984), Talking Heads '77 (1985), "Jehovah" My Black Ass-R.E.M. Is Air Supply! (1986), The Best MUX! (1986).

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History

Peach of Immortality was formed by Jared Louche, Rogelio Maxwell, and Tom Smith in June 1984 out of Washington, D.C. In 1984 Adult Contemporary released the band's debut studio album titled Need (Thee)!. Peach of Immortality released their second album in 1985 and titled it Talking Heads '77 , named after the debut album of the new wave group Talking Heads. The music was sound collage composition and produced with the assistance of Don Fleming of noise rock group B.A.L.L.. [1] [2] In 1986 the band released two more albums for Adult Contemporary titled "Jehovah" My Black Ass-R.E.M. Is Air Supply! and The Best MUX!. After they disbanded, Jared Louche formed Chemlab in 1989 and Tom Smith formed To Live and Shave in L.A. in 1993. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Discography

Studio albums

Split albums

Video albums

Compilation appearances

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