New Music: Pekoe Cat – Pocket Racer

Pekoe Cat – aka Kyle Woolven – returns to music in style after working on his Belleville Yardsale TV programme.

The series, about multi-instrumentalist, producer and comedian Woolven’s attempts to organise the world’s biggest yard sale, shows he knows how to spot a good idea and run with it. The same can be said for Pekoe Cat and its winsome, highly creative approach to indie rock on Pocket Racer.

Occasionally, the vocals hit an early 00s indie sound, more New York than Woolven’s Canadian home, yet the overall texture of them and the arrangement is one of delightfully idiosyncratic and upbeat indie/rock/pop mashup.

So much so, that you quickly and easily get caught up in a song that could easily be the opening theme of an old-school computer racing game. In fact, Pekoe Cat has said that its indie-meets-electro sound was inspired by retro gaming, seeking to recapture the thrill of the chase and the nostalgia of old-school arcades.

Connect with Pekoe Cat on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, while you can see the hilarious viral video, Welcome to Belleville, on YouTube. Pocket Racer and more music from Pekoe Cat can be heard on Spotify and Apple Music.