Take me to Neverland, Peter Pan.

That almost rhymed. Anyways, the point is that I want to stay young. Of course, I'm young now, and I'm quite happy at the level of youth I'm at right now. I can drink with enjoyment, I can eat to my heart's content, I can think fast and learn many things, and my physique is probably near its peak at the moment. Nevertheless life must go on, and with each year added we all cross our fingers for that inch of maturity to be gained on top of whatever we have. Then we disappoint ourselves, by making the same mistakes yet again. At least that's the story for some of us, including myself. To me that's mostly the reason why I'm afraid of growing old, since I won't be able to say 'hey, I'm young,' when I make those mistakes.

But who can fight against the tide of time? Surely I know I cannot, so I try to learn well from my mistakes at least. At least I'll be able to save face. And hey, as the years go by, I discover more and more great bands to listen to, like this one.

And that brings us to today's band. Peterpan Complex is a Korean indie band consisting of four members, with Lee Chi Won (Guitar), Kim Kyoung In (Drums), Jun Ji Han (Vocal), and Jun Ji Il (Bass) currently forming the band. This indie giant is a apparently extremely well known in the Korean Indie scene, and has garnered much fame throughout their 5 albums long career since 2001. Also the girl is the drummer. I thought I'd mention that because that's just so damn cool in a very rare way. Let's check them out in action.

Officially, they're a modern-rock band, but often times they become something much more than that. For their sound, I have one word to summarize it: daring. This is one band that is not afraid to explore with different styles. Here's one of their songs incorporating electronica, from their fifth album, O[ou].

And here's another one of them, coming from their 4th album, Love, with a little more melo and jazzy sounds mixed in.

Have to admit though, despite the great instrumentals and the creative melodies, the vocal is a bit off when he goes off into his falsettos. It's simply lacking, he needs to work on it, and I'm going to stop there since there's so much about this band that is good. Maybe it's that shakiness in the vocals that adds to the effect that Peterpan Complex has.

I don't know about the band members themselves, but in their music, Peterpan Complex indeed lives up to their name: they always manage to keep it fresh. Throughout their 11 year career, they've been exploring different genres, different styles, but never losing that musical hitch. So you better keep a keen eye on this band, because no one knows where they are going to jump to, and because wherever they go, it's surely a place that your ears to be. Cheers!