Palms Psalm is a music project created by Eric Pasi. The music weaves surf rock with island vibes, specifically recalling old Polynesian music dug up by Pasi, a first-generation Polynesian-American.
In 2014 Pasi started writing music as an outlet for socially-focused commentary on the climate crisis. That year included a formative trip to Nukualofa, Tonga - his father’s homeland and site of recent volcanic devastation. Much of Tonga is just feet above sea-level, which was exposed by the resulting tsunami.
After his father’s death in 2015 Pasi put musical ambitions on the shelf to focus on climate solutions, and solar power specifically. He is better-known professionally as a leader of IPS Solar, an influential American solar company acquired in April 2022 by a public utility company.
The forthcoming album, scheduled for release in late 2022, is a journey through Pasi’s life and heritage. The protest undertones reflect anger at a world complacent with climate-fueled annihilation.
