Earlier this year, Death Valley Girls released ”When I’m Free” as part of a two-sided, 7-inch vinyl mash up with Le Butcherettes. Now, they’ve come back to their single, expanding on its theme of liberation and self-identity by placing it in the crafty and boundary pushing hands of multi-disciplinary artist Peaches, who has turned the song into a club worthy remix.
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Originally a sharp, psychedelic chant to express feelings of being disencumbered from the veil of society’s expectations, ”When I’m Free” is transformed into a minimal, electro-fused club banger suitable for getting lost on the dance floor. Atmospheric, novel and with plenty of looping beats and synth-soaked melodies, the single is taken from its 60s inspired instrumentation to a more modern, avant-garde style.
Still relying on the captivating and steadfast vocals of Death Valley Girls’ Bonnie Bloomgarden, Peaches builds off the single’s sentiments of empowerment but with a new, hypnotic twist. Whereas before, the single swayed and moved to an enchanting melody, it now gyrates and pulsates to a wavelength of insatiable energy. Freedom and self-expression remain at its core as Peaches’ remix merely shows us an alternative way to channel this blessed energy from within.
Both Death Valley Girls and Peaches have tour dates this spring and summer. Death Valley Girls kick off their tour close to home with a show in San Pedro at The Sardine on May 13, ending their tour mid-July with dates in San Francisco at The Chapel (July 15), Santa Cruz’s Crepe Place (July 16) and in Cayucos at Schooners (July 17).
Peaches, on the other hand, starts her Teaches of Peaches Anniversary tour in the Pacific Northwest, making her way down the coast for the following California dates: May 20 in San Francisco at The Masonic; May 21 in Pasadena performing for the Just Like Heaven Festival; and May 22 in San Diego at The Observatory North Park.
Words: Patti Sanchez
For more on Death Valley Girls, make sure to visit their Bandcamp and follow them on Instagram and Twitter.
For more on Peaches, make sure to visit her website and follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Death Valley Girls:
May 13 San Pedro, CA @ The Sardine
May 19 Everett, WA @ Fisherman’s Village Music Fest
May 31 Paris, FR @ Supersonic
June 2 Aix-en-Provence, FR @ 6MIC
June 3 Bourg-en-Bresse, FR @ La Tannerie
June 4 Angers, FR @ Levitation Fest
June 6 Koln, DE @ Sonic Ballroom
June 7 Munster, DE @ Gleis 22
June 8 Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
June 9 Malmo, SE @ Plan B
June 10 Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
June 11 Goteborg, SE @ Showdown
June 13 Le Havre, FR @ Mc Daid’s
June 14 Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
June 15 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
June 16 Newcastle, UK @ The Clunny
June 17 Nottingham, UK @ The Bodega
June 18 London, UK @ The Lexington
June 19 Brighton, UK @ The Hope & Ruin
June 21 Barcelona, SP @ Upload
June 22 Valencia, SP @ Loco Club
June 23 Madrid, SP @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
June 24 Vigo, SP@ La Iguana Club
June 25 Oviedo, SP @ La Salvaje
June 26 Sopelana, SP @ La Triangu
June 28 Ravenna, IT @ Hana-Bi
June 29 Perugia, IT @ Fat Art Club
June 30 Livorno, IT @ Ultima Cecina
July 1 Padova, IT @ Sub Cult Fest
July 15 San Francisco, CA @The Chapel
July 16 Santa Cruz, CA @ Crepe Place
July 17 Cayucos, CA @ Schooners
August 5 Indianapolis, IN @ Back Alley Ballyhoo Fest
The Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour 2022:
May 15 Vancouver, BC @ Harbour Event Centre
May 16 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
May 17 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
May 20 San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
May 21 Pasadena, CA @ Just Like Heaven Festival
May 22 San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
May 25 Montreal, QC @ MTelus
May 26 Toronto, ON @ Rebel
May 28 Brooklyn, NY @ Great Hall at Avant Gardner
May 29 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
June 4 Bergen, NO @ Bergen International Festival
June 5 Stockholm, SE @ Berns
June 6 Malmö, SE @ Malmö Live
June 10 Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome
June 11 London, UK @ Grace Jones’ Meltdown Festival
June 13 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers
June 14 Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz Manchester
June 15 Liverpool, UK @ Invisible Wind Factory
June 16 Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory
June 19 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
June 20 Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
June 21 Brussels, BE @ AB
June 26 Dublin, IE @ The Mother Pride Block Party
July 1 Porto, PT @ GBT+ Music Festival
July 9 Bilbao, SP @ Bilbao BBK Live
July 16 Graz, AT @ Elevate Festival
Sept 1-3 Lisbon, PT @ Kalorama Festival
