Solid Ground by Peter Baldrachi

The record was mixed by Pete Peloquin (Oasis, The Pixies, Government Mule, The Hives) at Studio Metronome and mastered by Jay Frigoletto (Blondie, War, Monster Magnet) at Master Suite.

"Baldrachi, drummer for Krushr - a band that released a self-titled EP in 2003 - proved on this debut LP that going solo was a wise decision. He’s composed a superb and crackling power-pop LP that overflows with catchy melodies and exquisite harmonies. It compare favorably to artists like The Posies, Matthew Sweet, Cosmic Rough Riders (and Daniel Wylie’s solo records), and yes, even Big Star. Perhaps it’s not so unexpected when one considers the influences listed on his MySpace page. The style is in his blood. Baldrachi mans the skins and compiles a splendid collection of backing players including colorful guitarist Gary Rand and gorgeous vocalist Alice Austin. Each expertly crafted song resonates right down to the the sighing, swooning choruses on the beautiful, Teenage Fanclub - like closer “What Do You Want From Me.”

- Mark Suppanz “The Big Takeover”

"Solid Ground, from Boston's Peter Baldrachi, grabs you right from the get-go with the staccato guitar riff and pure power pop chorus of the title track, and doesn't let you go until it's over. "A Better Place" and "Breakdown" follow with more of the same, and you'll probably already have given your credit card info to CD Baby by the time the 2-minute sample ends. But if you haven't, the midtempo "You're Gonna Miss Me Someday" probably will get you to do so. Other standouts include "Wait In Vain" (which reminds me of the great Aussie band The Chevelles), the Smithereensesque "Round and Round", "Start It Up Again" (I'm hearing some Eugene Edwards there), "Making Sense of Nothing" (which borrows the melody from Paul Westerberg's "Silent Film Star"), the jangly "(Are You Sure) That We Belong" and "What Do You Want From Me?", which has a Teenage Fanclub feel to it. Wait - I just listed every track on the disc. Gee, I guess they're all standouts. his is really a quintessential power pop album; if you were to look up "power pop" in the dictionary, there ought to be a picture of this disc staring you back in the face."

-AbsolutePowerPop.com

"A superb set of guitar-driven pop, straight up rock 'n' roll, and mid-tempo numbers that highlight Baldrachi's classic pop songwriting style mixing bits 'n pieces of Matthew Sweet, late-era Replacements, "Goat Heads Soup"-era Stones sounding guitars and on the more obscure side bits of The Beatifics and The Gladhands. There's plenty of sticky guitar sounds as the ear-possessing charms abound on each track here. Baldrachi's voice gives the material an earthy, honest feel."

-NotLame.com

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