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PEECH
12+ albums
kgrl
about
The old adage "opposites attract" has proven its truth over time, and never more so than with the musical duo PEECH. There couldn't have been two more opposite people when Chelsea Dohemann and Megan Osborn met at the Cal State Chico dorms during their freshman year. "We were the two of three people -- we had another roommate -- who put music as their first interest, so they put us in the same room," recalls Dohemann. "Megan had piercing , black shorts and a bright green shirt that said 'Chaos Born'. I was wearing baby blue Dickies shorts and a polo shirt. I think she looked at me and said, 'I'm not going to like this girl.'" They eventually bonded over music, but kept their individual spirits intact. That creative diversity makes the duo's self-titled disc an unclassifiable mix of pop, rock and ballads influenced by everyone from Janis Joplin to the Beatles, from Blondie to the Police. Songs like "Misery" have an edgy frantic vibe, while the light folk of "Missin' LA" show a sweeter side. Meanwhile, the twisted kiss-off ballad "Thank You" is the kind of song Tori Amos or Alanis Morissette wish they wrote. "Our favorite band of all time is the Beatles. They always had so many different kinds of styles, but they always stayed within the pop genre," says Dohemann. "We want that to happen with every album." Using that smart songwriting and alternative pop know-how as a foundation, the girls' have defined their roles in the band. "I bring the meat and potatoes. I bring the fu
