PERENNIAL DELIVER A FURIOUS RUSH OF ADRENALINE ON “EMMA PEEL”

Perennial’s “Emma Peel” is a musical hit-and-run, a literal rush of a song that smacks you in the head, knocks around your brain like metal marbles bouncing back and forth, and then disappears almost as quickly as it arrived. There’s barely enough time to process what just happened before the track is over, leaving you with the immediate urge to hit play again.

The song shares its name with Emma Peel, the iconic character from the 1960s British television series The Avengers. Whether she actually inspired the track or Perennial simply liked the reference is almost beside the point. “Emma Peel” doesn’t feel like a song asking you to sit around dissecting every lyric or searching for some deeper meaning. It’s about the moment, the movement and the feeling of being caught directly in its path.

The band describes the track as “sharp, full of rough edges,” which is pretty much dead-on. “Emma Peel” is quick, beastly, ferocious, and completely focused on delivering one big, bold explosion of combustible adrenaline. There’s no unnecessary buildup, no wandering around, and absolutely no overstaying its welcome. Perennial get in, make a hell of a lot of noise, and get the hell out.

Sometimes that’s all a song needs to do.

Listen to “Emma Peel” below.