Lifters is a band based around the finely crafted and heartfelt songs of Peter Black.
It was in Fort Worth that Peter met bassist Cliff Wright and guitarist Kenny Hollingsworth, both veterans of the North Texas scene. After one rehearsal and drinking beers at Cliff’s place, the three had fleshed out all of Peter’s solo material, as well as several new songs. Soon thereafter they connected with drummer Aaron Hass and Lifters were born.
For the last year Lifters has been playing I-35 North to South from Norman to Austin and everywhere in between. Finally, in summer 2007 they booked Producer/Engineer Jordan Richardson of Oliver Future to help track six songs at First Street Audio in Fort Worth. The originally-intended-as-a-demo outcome was much better than expected. Lifters were off to California to get their tracks mixed with Adam Lasus, the production wizard behind Clap your Hands Say Yeah’s Debut Album. The jaw-dropping result is the six-song EP, Switchblade Waterpistol.
Switchblade Waterpistol is thirty minutes of hooky Indie Pop/ Indie Americana.
Songs like "Drugstore" and "Saints have an epic and anthemic feel, while the band shows their alt country roots with "This is" and "Alibi".
Somewhere between soul and heartbreak you’ll find the sound of Lifters.