Toronto Different Artist Peter Landi’s “Dandelion” is a Psychedelic Summertime Escape
Different rock singer-songwriter Peter Landi returns with “Dandelion” – a shimmering, psychedelic-leaning anthem impressed by summer time nostalgia, altered states of consciousness, and the cosmic rhythm of nature. Leaning into traditional ’80s tones with massive drums and chorus-drenched guitars, the observe delivers a swirling mix of dreamy textures and catchy hooks.
“Dandelion” grew out of a spontaneous second: Landi picked up a guide from a bit of free library in his Toronto neighbourhood, hoping to spark inspiration. One phrase – summit – set off a sequence response.
“I began fascinated about what you’d see from a summit: mountains, the sky, nature… one thing greater than your self,” he says. “That led me to fascinated about really being excessive and in an altered mind-set. ‘Dandelion, I miss you on a regular basis’’was the very first thing I sang once I began strumming and all of it flowed from there.”
The manufacturing mirrors that psychedelic arc.
“The music is a couple of psychedelic expertise, so I needed the ultimate refrain to be the climax of the journey,” says Landi. “Each part of the music is occurring all of sudden – the verse guitar half, the open drums, melodic leads, and the phrase ‘Dandelion’ all swirling round one another to create this massive cosmic second that abruptly ends.”
A multi-instrumentalist hailing from the East Finish of Lengthy Island, New York, and now primarily based in Toronto, Peter Landi has spent almost a decade immersed within the Canadian music scene. Shortly after relocating, he joined the punk outfit Single Moms and shortly turned a sought-after touring and studio drummer for artists like Julianna Riolino, Nicolette & The Nobodies, Espanola, Eamon McGrath, and The Drew Thomson Basis.
“Dandelion” is each nostalgic and forward-facing, a summer time anthem that feels acquainted but recent.
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