Peter Searcy is a musician from

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, Scott Irwin, and Amanda Green have compared Searcy's straightforward songwriting style and voice to those of

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. Like Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, Searcy is a veteran of the hardcore scene. Searcy was the frontman of the Louisville hardcore punk group

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in the 1980s. After Squirrel Bait disbanded, Searcy (along with

drummer Ben Daughtrey) formed a funk-rock group called Fanci Pantz. Fanci Pantz garnered a lot of praise and major label attention, but they broke up before they could record an album. After the demise of Fanci Pantz, Searcy joined Big Wheel in 1989, which released three albums (two on

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) before breaking up in 1993. His next band, Starbilly, released only one album, after which Searcy began performing solo. He released one album, produced by Tim Patalan entitled, "Could You Please and Thank You," on

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in 2000. Its style has been compared to that of

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and

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. The album was followed by a self-released EP and a second full-length album on Initial Records in 2004, followed by ''Spark'', now on Label X & Toucan Cove Entertainment. Peter is a licensed real estate agent.

Discography

*''Could You Please and Thank You'' (

, 2000) *''Couch Songs'' ( Initial Records, 2004) *''Trust Falls'' (Self-released, 2004) *''Spark'' ( Toucan Cove/

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, 2007) *''Fire Escape Promise EP'' ( sonaBLAST! Records, 2011) *''Leave It All Out There'' ( Eastwood Records, 2017)

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Louisville, Kentucky Singer-songwriters from Kentucky J. Graham Brown School alumni Squirrel Bait members {{Louisville-stub