Master Peace talks us through his brand new EP, track by track.
Master Peace is in the mood to shake things up and make some noise on his thrilling new EP, ‘Peace Of Mind’. He’s always been capable of handling lots of different styles and sounds, but here it feels like a defining statement. Bold and uncompromising, everything is turned up to 11, razor-sharp and focused to provide a platform for Peace’s direct resonate storytelling.
To get the best possible take on the EP, we asked him to talk us through it, track by track, for our latest Artist’s Guide. Enjoy, and listen, below.
Country Life
‘Country Life’ is a record that comes from the frustration of feeling underrated and feeling unseen in the world of indie, I’d say. It also covers the bases of stereotypes and the realisation that being you is the best thing to be no matter what people say, and I think it finally helped me own my positioning in music. It was the first record we wrote for the EP, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Achilles Heel
‘Achilles Heel’ came from feeling like things don’t work out in relationships of any sort, but love wins at the end of the day, and it points out the shortcomings of each person in a relationship based on the circumstances. The riff was inspired by old-school Police records, and the sharp, hard-hitting drums have an essence of ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ (The Ordinary Boys). It’s another song that I truly believed in and fell in love with immediately.
Veronica
‘Veronica’ is a personal favourite. The themes cover lust & that butterfly feeling of meeting someone and falling in love instantly because you feel like you like the idea of them and what they are truly about, and you wanna know more… You try and fight how you feel, but you end up behaving like a 5-year-old when they take a hit of candy. It’s had a lot of tongue and cheek in it, and it really gets straight to the point.
Groundhog Day
‘Groundhog Day’ is a conversation with myself realising my fears of love and connection and why I never live in the moment with things – I’m always worrying about what could go wrong instead of just being in it and living for that moment. It’s a self-awareness record that makes me feel like I should be easy on myself when it comes to love because it’s a complicated thing.
Kaleidoscope
‘Kaleidoscope’ is the final record on the EP, which is like a therapy session with myself; about how far I’ve come from my adolescent age, how I see my future, and about being proud of who I am and where I’m from and what I stand for and the people I stand for. It’s as real as it gets… “I don’t wanna be like you if you wanna be like me” really hits home and is one of my favourite lyrics on there. I don’t want my fans to wanna be like me cause I’m only human, and I ain’t a role model; I’m just Peace trying to go through life like everybody else. ■
