The Canadian indie rock band Peach Pit came out with their new album on March 4 titled “From 2 to 3.” Known for their upbeat melodies and romance songs, this new album plays towards their same strategies with soothing pop songs and electronic guitar instrumental tracks. 

Peach Pit released on their  official Instagram page an announcement post, which they captioned, “The first single is out with an album on its heels,” along with a release date posted to their story a few months later.

The indie band starts this album off with the two already released tracks, “Up Granville” and “Vickie.” The two tracks feature songs of romance and heartache, where the lead singer, Neil Smith, sings of a girlfriend that isn’t prioritizing him. “Up Granville’s” lyrics and music almost contradict each other with upbeat and cheery background music contrasting with  the lyrics of the song, which describe the heartache the narrator felt while dating the girl. The song makes you feel calm, but the lyrics act like a nagging worry in your head, disturbing your peace. 

The album continues to follow a more subdued tone that more accurately matches the lyrics. With songs like “Lips Like Yours” and “Last Days of Lonesome,” Smith sings about how he still can’t view how his ex-girlfriend could be imperfect in any way. In “Lips Like Yours,” he describes how he can’t forget what she looks like and how the comparison of her image will stay in his mind whenever he tries to move onto someone else. In “Last Days of Lonesome,” he talks about how he would do anything for her if she ever needed it, despite how she never appreciates it and takes him for granted.

The album ends with the title track “From 2 to 3,” where the singer sings about being unable to stop thinking about her to a slower, sadder tune than the start of the album did. He sings about how he’s unable to move on from their relationship and won’t be able to move on if they still have a connection even as friends.

This album overall managed to incorporate all the emotions and messages Peach Pit wanted to convey with their skillful coordination of their music tone and lyrics. The songs make your heart heavy with the lyrics portraying the singer’s helpless feelings, and the music sets the emotion the singer wants to portray, whether it be tense, gloomy or worried.  

A more impressive part of their coordination through the album was how their tone of music became slower and more emotional through each song. Each song is connected to the next and it flows together well. However, their album is a bit repetitive with a lot of the similar guitar instrumental tracks , even with different tempos.

“From 2 to 3” can be streamed on Spotify, Youtube Music, Apple Music, and Pandora.