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Peach

by Bobby Kid

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Tom Lee
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Tom Lee One of my favourite discoveries of 2018. Gorgeous songs, gorgeous people. <3 Favorite track: Still Here.
brianna snider
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brianna snider unreal chill vibes, this is the kind of music i needed to hear Favorite track: Sad at Breakfast.
Brandon Telg
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Brandon Telg Saw them at Sofar Sounds Gainesville and have been spinning this ever since. i see big things in the future for this band. Favorite track: Still Here.
fripperiffic
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fripperiffic this is such a great debut. the future is so freaking bright for y'all. thank you for this moving and beautiful music.
Warren Krettek
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Warren Krettek I've listened to Bobby Kid so many times before going to bed. Their music makes me feel melancholy but reminiscent at the same time. "Still Here" reminds me of all the reasons I'm glad I left my small hometown, while still making me miss it. When I listen to this album, I can't help but think in silence. Favorite track: Still Here.
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I've been sleeping on this couch I just can't fall asleep somehow I'm not so tired, I'm vigilant and I try hard to be diligent I'm bored and I have people but I still feel ignored I know I'm not detrimental but I still can't take care of my head I close my eyes and count to ten until my breathing comes back again I'm torn and I don't wanna wear it but I feel worn with your eloquent prose, take me out show me what monogamy's about hold me while I scratch my skin make me feel at home again it's not so hard to let you in anymore tell me about your mom and dad your sister your dead dog and cat anything you wanna say I'll hear it's wonderful to be in love with you
2.
Springfield 03:27
growing up I called your bluff never thought that you were strong enough but I was reassured read my lines and memorized them showed my face and wore my mama's smile it happened for a while but I stole the truth never wanted you told my friends that I was gone for good tell me why you built the sky, you really tried tell me how you set the waters down, you made your rounds I grew up, I understood what I thought was bad and what was good it's never black or white it never feels right show yourself to me is salvation free? in lament I hide, so you can't see tell me why she had to die did you even try? tell me how you're glorified now it was just so right in his perfect time please don't cry you'll see her in the sky
3.
Peach 04:21
made my way through paths and piles all I own in brown box aisles just two hours feels like twenty air as sweet as tupelo honey my childhood bedroom took a hit of something strong when you left sleepy drunk I'm far from brave it's too early nine month friends and five year shoes what have I got to lose? solipsism in my veins and out my mouth heavy breaths, pancake breakfast and by the light of the moon that my mother sees too I'll unpack these brown box aisles and grow up with you
4.
Still Here 04:00
I'm from a small town where the grass is always light brown and people always greet you with a kiss hide the boys from bra straps but you're weak if you don't get your ass on the field on friday nights and in my town we let ourselves go you're supposed to stay there until you're old I guess God's a soldier and we're never getting older watching time slowly tick its arms but my mama knows your daddy and who was that boy batting on the red? he's famous now we're still here it's just we can't hang around the same broken playground it hurts us in our soul we're still here it's just we've seemed to move away maybe on to better things or perhaps a change in pace we're still here it's just we're on a different page and it all goes down the drain the moment you go gray we're still here I just don't go to church no more I can't silently ignore what I know to be true we're still here
5.
oh, little one you think you'll have it all until you realize nothing's fun when you've grown tall oh, precious girl you know you've got it right but won't you be so scared when you're alone at night are you out of your mind? because the grass is greener in your yard but I promise I try to hide that part I'm pretty smart, I can hold a conversation intimidation plagues me and I'm lost in a sea of shorter hair and who's your boss I must be out of my mind I'm strong but I need my mom maybe I need God maybe I don't I don't need a man but I guess I can enjoy him since he's here I promise it's sincere he's out of his mind every single time because the grass is greener in his yard but I promise he tries to hide that part he's pretty smart we can hold a conversation intimidation plagues me and I'm lost in a sea of shorter hair and who's your boss I must be out of my mind such a waste of time oh, little one promise you're okay I haven't seen you smile and women smile when they have good days oh, silly girl at least you're cute for trying but anyone who says you're good is lying they're out of their minds
6.
Daughter 01:35
I've been an addict for most of my life saying, it'll get better take me out to the pastor tonight saying, she'll get better dangle the dollar above my head saying, please bring her home prodigal daughter, you won the lottery
7.
Brother 04:32
did you know there was a garden in the back of the house we grew up in fruit trees over our heads you chased me around and around until we laid in the grass your friends came along and I just couldn't wait to be half as tall brother, tell me again how my mother had to grow up with another child just younger than she your room was a secret I never went in but I'd hear you in highschool laugh with your friends and I knew that you'd save me if I needed help but when they around I'd just play by myself brother, tell me again how I'm smaller maybe one day I'll be older and somehow just save your life too many states far away just to drive so we'd fly to visit you there and nobody gets you like family does until you're bad or you're broken covered in dust brother, moved back to georgia this summer told mom and dad he'd gone under back in the south in my grandparents' house where we both had a ball thinking of all that we did when we were kids

about

The miles stretched between Anna Lester’s childhood home and her passage into adulthood lay the framework for Bobby Kid’s cinematic debut album, Peach. Having removed her rose-tinted glasses, Lester reflects with candidness on her hometown experiences through lyricism that is lovingly bittersweet, yet bold and painful in aftertaste. Peach is an homage to the times Lester has faced a fork in the road without the comfort of faith to guide her. She works alongside her growing pains, and regards them as having been integral in building her up to be the woman she is today. The songs read like excerpts from Lester’s diary in their forlorn, observational form--drawing comparisons to wistful artists like Phoebe Bridgers and Faye Webster, and similarly tip-toeing the line of alternative country. Lester’s self-awareness as a songwriter is what allows Bobby Kid to blossom as a qualified trio of musicians, and shine equally bright when stripped down on the acoustic solo ballad, “O Little One”; on the track she admits,“Intimidation plagues me/and I’m lost in a sea of shorter hair/and ‘who’s your boss?’/I must be out of my mind.” It’s with Lester’s tongue planted firmly in her cheek that she best expresses herself, and more specifically, her general distaste for sexist prejudices that try to keep women in the audience rather than onstage. The record closes with its most moving track, “Brother”, in which Lester refrains from melodic flourish, and instead rides the emotional subject with deep breaths and restraint up until its triumphant climax; in a moment, years of tongue-biting and forced composure come undone. Every track hits close to home, but it becomes clear in Peach’s conclusion that the best tool Lester has under her belt is patience. The record’s pacing honors her true feelings, and revels in her ability to capture listeners without prematurely revealing every trick she has up her sleeve.

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released May 18, 2018

Vocals/Guitar- Anna Lester
Drums- Brian Lester
Bass/Engineering/Production- Taylor Neal

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Bobby Kid Jacksonville, Florida

Bobby Kid is a folk rock band founded in 2017 in Jacksonville, FL. It's made up of Anna Lester (vocals and guitar), Brian Lester (drums), Phillip Hess (lead guitar), Daniel Hubert Jr. (bass), and Caleb Hollan (pianist).

The band's sophomore full length album, "Babyface," is set to release on April 7th, 2023.

- Carissa Marques, The Indie Popsicle

Photos by Nick Sprague
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