The Peacocks are a Swiss psychobilly

Psychobilly

Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...

, cow punk and rock & roll band from Winterthur

Winterthur

Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...

 founded in 1990. Their signature look comprises black 1950s-style suits and pompadour hairstyles.

History

Their original lineup consisted of Hasu on guitar, Adi on drums, and Michi on double bass

Double bass

The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...

. Michi was replaced with Hasu's brother Simon and this lineup continued for five years until Toni replaced Adi as drummer. During this time the Peacocks released their first album. In 1997 they began touring Europe, Canada, the US and Japan and were signed up by Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...

. More albums followed. Due to family commitments drummer Toni was replaced with Jurg in 2002.

Popularity

Following their successful 2006 tour the band relocated to the US to record a new album at the Static Iguana, Indiana. In 2007 they resumed touring, with positive reviews from fans comparing their sound to Reverend Horton Heat and Rocket From The Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt

Rocket from the Crypt was an American rock band led by John Reis, formed in 1989 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005.The band gained critical praise and the attention of major record labels after the release of their 1992 album Circa: Now!, leading to a recording contract with Interscope...

.

Discography

• After All (2010)
• Gimme More (2008)
• Touch and Go (2007)
• Sewer Rats (2005 EP)
• It's time for.... (2004)
• Turn on the lights (EP)
• Angel (2001)
• Made in Japan (2000)
• Potshot (LP)
• Anger and Demand (LP)
• In Without Knocking (1998)
• Come With Us (1995)
• Good and Honest (EP)
• Just Like You (1993 single)
• Red Sun (EP)

Compilations

• Greatest Hits and Misses (2006)
• Demolition (2005)
• It's Time for the Peacocks (2004)

Current members

• Hasu Langhart - vocals, guitar
• Simon Langhard - upright bass
• Jürg Luder - drums