Just Penelope Announce 'Great Lake' EP, Out 9/18 via Angel Tapes, & Share Lead Single/Video, "After"
Today, Just Penelope — the Bloomington, Indiana quartet of Ella Curiel (guitar/vocals), Ethan Cantrell (percussion/synth/vocals), Theo Erz (guitar), and Drew Goforth (bass) — announce their debut EP, Great Lake (out September 18th via Angel Tapes / Fire Talk), and present its lead single/video, “After.”
Past the east side of Bloomington, the hum of Indiana’s largest college town dies down, tulip trees multiply, and a deaf dog perches next to Just Penelope’s drum kit. It’s here — a cabin-esque home-studio cherished for its unassumingly high-fidelity capabilities — that Just Penelope recorded their debut EP. Just Penelope crafts dynamic and well-studied indie rock that sets adolescent experiences against walls of sound, and Great Lake is filled with ferocious signs of life, the embers of youth that burn fast and bright for those lucky enough to bear witness. Great Lake closer “After” combines layers of dense instrumentation with assured melodies. “Swimming through the plant stained water // I wanna tell my daughter // I wanna make it all okay,” Curiel sings atop sparkling synthesizer and sludgy guitars.
“After” is presented alongside a music video helmed by Keegan Priest and Isaac Sanchez. Combining projection art with CCTV camera footage and digital flourishes, the “After” music video is a striking accompaniment to Just Penelope’s affecting single. In addition, Just Penelope unveil a headline tour with stops in New York, Chicago, Nashville and more.
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Past the east side of Bloomington, the hum of Indiana’s largest college town dies down, tulip trees multiply, and a deaf dog perches next to Just Penelope’s drum kit. It’s here — a cabin-esque home-studio cherished for its unassumingly high-fidelity capabilities — that Just Penelope recorded their debut EP, Great Lake. Just Penelope crafts dynamic and well-studied indie rock that sets adolescent experiences against walls of sound, and Great Lake is filled with ferocious signs of life, the embers of youth that burn fast and bright for those lucky enough to bear witness. Just Penelope bridge adolescent emotions with a finely-honed palette that soars above and beyond Lake Superior.
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