Pete International Airport is a side project of
Dandy Warhols' Peter Holmstrom, named after a cool song on 1997's
Dandy Warhols Come Down. Playing guitar, bass, and keyboards, and leaving vocals to Jsun Adams, they delve deep into dark 'n' heavy psychedelic grooves with roots in early
Pink Floyd (Adams sounds a lot like
Syd Barrett),
Pretty Things, and
Velvet Underground's "Venus in Furs." Background feedback drones combine with busy '60s guitar leads, though faster cuts such as "21 Days" are akin to
Jesus and Mary Chain,
Brian Jonestown Massacre,
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, first-LP
Darker My Love, etc. Best, this brings back the druggy joys of the younger
Dandys circa Dandys Rule OK? and
Come Down, when they were tantalizing/trippy, yet danceable and catchy. ~ Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover