Which Way to Happy
Brighton's Penelope Isles deliver a second LP with a strong identity – an album for fans of the LP with beautiful melody and fuzz in equal measure.
In March 2020, Penelope Isles were midway through a North American tour in support of their 2019 debut, Until the Tide Creeps In, when they were forced off the road by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Listening to Penelope Isles’ second album Which Way to Happy, you won’t get any sense of the bumpy ride that led to its creation, because it feels like such a seamless transition from their acclaimed debut, 2019’s Until the Tide Creeps In.
Penelope Isles love a lot of different music, and they spend much of 'Which Way to Happy' approximating those influences and not quite establishing their sound.
Penelope Isles - Which Way To Happy review: A late 2021 sleeper, well-executed dream pop with a wider-than-expected sonic canvas