Alt-pop collective Peach Tree Rascals released a collaborative single “Popeye” with AG Club, out now via 10K Projects/Homemade Projects. The new collaboration is an eccentric track integrating elements of hip hop and alternative with boy band nostalgia and featuring a hook sung by Peach Tree’s Tarrek Abdel-Khaliq.
When asked about how the collaboration with AG Club came together, Issac Pech of Peach Tree Rascals said, “I became a fan and learned they were from the Bay Area too which made me want to reach out ‘cause I knew they wouldn’t be on any funny LA shit. After connecting on social media, it turned out they were also fans of what we were doing, dating back to a few years ago which was fire as fuck to me. I find it really cool that before we all even knew each other at all we were already listening to each other’s work and became fans of each other. I think that made shit more organic from the jump and now our camps all know each other and we’re all friends. We’re hella excited to work on this shit with them.”
Camp Nowhere
“Popeye” arrived shortly after PTR’s breakout hit “Mariposa” became RIAA-certified Gold, and after the release of the group’s debut EP Camp Nowhere. Continue streaming their debut EP Camp Nowhere below. Peach Tree Rascals largely wrote and recorded their debut EP Camp Nowhere in seclusion, finding inspiration while camping. Centered on themes of recovery and healing which they attribute to their increased time outdoors during quarantine, the Rascals’ debut EP is a comforting and optimistic album for the times.
“Camp Nowhere came from the idea that a lot of people have been using the isolation of quarantine and the state of the world to dig deeper into themselves and figure out what’s important to them,” singer Tarrek shares. “For some it’s discovering a new hobby, or that it’s time to move on to a new place. For PTR, it was taking a week in Yosemite to dive into our creativity. We’ve always done a combination of sounds that inspire us all. This feels like all of our inspirations mixed together.”
To date, Peach Tree Rascals has garnered 400M+ streams across platforms and count 6M+ Spotify monthly listeners. Their breakthrough hit “Mariposa” charted to #1 on the Alternative Radio Chart.
About Peach Tree Rascals
More of a brotherhood than a collective, The Rascals blend a seemingly effortless knack for melody with layers of rich harmony and R&B grooves. Recording together since their high school days, producer/mixer Dominic “Dom” Pizano, rappers-singers Issac Pech, Tarrek Abdel-Khaliq, Joseph Barros, and creative director Jorge Olazaba united with the intent of seeking musical growth and companionship. With most of the members being second generation Americans (the sons of Palestinian, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants), they quickly realized a deep, natural connection with one another, and grew into a single, harmonious unit.
