P.E.E. — short for Potentially Egregious Error, sometimes just Pee — formed in San Francisco in 1993 whenguitarists and vocalists Jim Stanley and Kelly Green recruited drummer Andee Connors, then active in JChurch and A Minor Forest, and eventually bassist Tiber Scheer, who would later play in Lowercase. Theybecame fixtures of the Bay Area DIY underground, sharing stages with Boys Life, Jimmy Eat World, Drive LikeJehu, Three Mile Pilot, Heavy Vegetable, and Track Star, and opened for Cheap Trick and Neutral Milk Hotel.They were Noise Pop regulars.
Their 1996 debut, Now, More Charm and More Tender, came out on March Records to favorable reviews, withcomparisons to Velocity Girl and Archers of Loaf. The songs are fast, hook-laden, and strange — grind pop withgenuine melodic instincts, several clocking in under 90 seconds. The best way to describe them: imagine allyour favorite bridges from all your favorite songs, strung together one after another, each one moreunexpected than the last. Every track has a million different parts, and somehow it all holds. The bandcompleted three US tours before disbanding in 1999 as members moved on to other projects.
For most of the next two decades they were largely forgotten. Then, in 2023, YouTuber 108 Mics released amini-documentary called "A Band Called Pee," which included a full band interview. That video, combinedwith growing attention on Rate Your Music — where Now, More Charm now ranks as the sixth-highest ratedmath pop release on the site — brought a new generation to the record. Original pressings started selling onDiscogs for up to $325.
In August 2025, the band released their full catalog digitally for the first time and announced their return. A30th anniversary reissue followed in February 2026 — remastered, with new artwork. The first pressing soldout immediately. Their reunion shows, beginning with the 2026 Noise Pop Festival, have sold out. A vinylreissue of pre-debut recordings, i win me over., is due May 29, 2026 on Deathbomb Arc.
