Peach Tree Rascals - “Camp Nowhere”

The music collective Peach Tree Rascals from San Jose, California dropped “Camp Nowhere,” their debut EP on March 26.

The group gained name recognition after their single “Mariposa” went viral on TikTok, and a string of singles followed since 2019. 

The 5-piece group met in highschool and combined their skillset in rapping, singing, producing, mixing and creative direction.

Their style is a mix of pop, alternative, and hip-hop, and they always deliver signature fresh sounds.

Peach Tree Rascals journeyed back to their home away from home in Yosemite National Park, California to create this first EP.

“Being out in Yosemite and away from LA and everything else really helped us get in that state of mind where we can just be free,” the group revealed to Apple Music. “We've been going there as a creative getaway for the past four or five years. Our mindset was to go in and try to make the most timeless, best piece of work that we could possibly make—especially for our first project.” 

The 8-song project comes just in time for summer ‘21 – the vibe is beachy and young. What Khalid’s “American Teen” did for me in highschool, Peach Tree Rascals is doing for 15-18 year olds of today. 

Highlights from the project are “OOZ”, which they describe as “basically about falling in love, and how it's kind of like a drug that you want to keep taking. Kind of like LSD. It takes you on a different experience, different trips. The feeling of it is really overwhelming, and you don't want it to go away.”

Other standout tracks are “LEAVE ME”, “Doing Fine”, and “papa.”

Score: 7/10