‘Inter-Be’ is the debut album by Peter Wolf Crier, the Minneapolis-based
duo of Peter Pisano and Brian Moen. The album was born on a single
summer night when Pisano felt a torrent of creativity after what had felt, to him, like an interminably long dry spell. He shared the songs with Moen, and over the months that followed, at Moen’s home, these rough-hewed unes became what they are now: a confident collection of songs, but deceptive in that their very guts still reflect the thoughts of a man in transition.
Pisano’s is not a new songwriting voice. He is best known for being part of the Wars Of 1812, an ascendant Wisconsin-bred quartet. Their first album together, ‘Status Quo Ante Bellum’, was more than just an album. It was relocation and aspiration and Pisano’s lyrical Eden. As that band went on hiatus, Pisano continued to hone his craft, keeping his days full as a teacher at a small private school while fine-tuning at night the songs that would soon become Inter-Be. Feeling confident in the songs, Pisano approached Moen, a seasoned drummer and engineer best known for his involvement in Laarks and Amateur Love. After being asked to add some percussive elements, Moen added his thundering drumrolls and perfectly timed fills, but he also added something much more: a melodic soundscape that would complete the evolution of the songs. So was born the partnership that is called PeterWolf Crier.