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Pervenche (formerly known as Peatmos)

City of Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Period of Activity: Mid 90s to present

Members: Hiroshi Nagai, Masako Nagai, Masato Saito, Masayuki Takahashi, Michio Kawata (former), Shintaro Kiyonari (former)

Related Artists: 800 Cherries

Discography:

• Rich Time For You EP (1995, as Peatmos)
• Earl Grey Tea EP (1996, as Peatmos)
• Mess EP (1996, as Peatmos)
• Subtle Song (2001)
• Quite Small Happiness (2021)
• Catatonia EP (2023)
• Watching Us With Archaic Smile (2023, compilation, as Peatmos)
• The Time of Subtle Songs 1997-2003 (2024, compilation)

Social Media: Bandcamp | Instagram

I'm not particularly familiar with their 90s-00s work, but I'm a sucker for a cute cat on a cover so I have heard Quite Small Happiness! So expect this bio to potentially change as I listen more. Anyway, from what I've heard Pervenche is one of those bands that mixes slowcore with indiepop, sort of like a band like Tacoma Radar, or maybe the more melancholic side of Yo La Tengo. Their guitars kind of jangle very slightly, but mostly they just sound weighted down, you know?