{"id":42343,"date":"2025-05-08T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42343"},"modified":"2025-05-04T09:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T13:06:21","slug":"penny-the-pits-announce-debut-album-liquid-compactor-share-pool-party-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42343","title":{"rendered":"Penny &amp; The Pits announce debut album\u00a0\u2018Liquid Compactor\u2019 + share \u2018Pool Party\u2019 video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Penelope Stevens, best known for holding down the bass, keys, and occasional vocals in Canadian avant-rock trio&nbsp;Motherhood, is stepping into the spotlight with a brand new project:&nbsp;<strong>Penny &amp; The Pits<\/strong>. Their debut album,&nbsp;\u2018Liquid Compactor,\u2019 is out June 27, and they&#8217;re giving us an early taste with the release of the new single&nbsp;<em>Pool Party<\/em>&nbsp;and its brand new video, made entirely by an all-femme team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pool Party<\/em>&nbsp;is a surf-punk anthem about solidarity and rebellion, painting a vivid scene of femmes crewing up in the deep end and shaving their heads like Sinead. It&#8217;s gritty, raw, and hits with the kind of energy that demands you move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-OrxnTlj1T4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>If you have a thing for Motherhood, Amyl &amp; The Sniffers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, or guitar-driven chaos with a smart edge, Penny &amp; The Pits is about to become your new obsession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pre-order + stream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stream it <a href=\"https:\/\/bfan.link\/pits-pool-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pre-order on <a href=\"https:\/\/pennyandthepits.bandcamp.com\/album\/liquid-compactor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About&nbsp;\u2018Liquid Compactor<\/strong>\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pits can mean bad luck, ugly sweat stains, or sweet cherries. It is all part of the energy that fuels Penny &amp; The Pits. This new project sees Penelope Stevens channeling the rawness of lived experience into a set of songs that tear through personal and collective histories with humor, grit, and a whole lot of heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;\u2018Liquid Compactor,\u2019 Stevens puts their voice front and centre for the first time. The record taps into the power of feminist rage and joy, carving a space where catharsis and celebration live side-by-side. Water and liquid imagery flow throughout \u2014 from the Bay of Fundy to hotel pools \u2014 turning the tides of pain into unstoppable waves of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a record about staying still. It is about feeling it all, sweating it out, and coming out the other side stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>When I was writing these songs, I imagined my closest femme and queer friends in the front row, singing along,&#8221;<\/em> Stevens says. <em>&#8220;If I could not see them there, I set the idea aside. This album is about holding that heaviness, that intensity, and that joy together.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tour dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 6 \u2013 St. John&#8217;s, NL at Lawnya Vawnya<br>June 20 \u2013 Calgary, AB at Sled Island<br>July 11 \u2013 Saint John, NB at Haven Music Hall<br>July 12 \u2013 Fredericton, NB at The Cap<br>July 18 \u2013 Moncton, NB at Xeroz<br>July 19 \u2013 Halifax, NS at Radstorm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The live band<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the live shows, Stevens has assembled a powerhouse trio of fellow Maritimes musicians: Megumi Yoshida (Century Egg, Dog Day, Not You), Colleen Collins (Construction &amp; Destruction), and Grace Stratton (Nightbummerz, Glitterclit). Get ready for a summer of loud, sweaty, take-no-prisoners rock and roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stay Connected<\/strong><br>Penny &amp; The Pits &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/penny_andthepits?igsh=ZXMzdXRyNGtpNDZ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Penelope Stevens, best known for holding down the bass, keys, and occasional vocals in Canadian avant-rock trio&nbsp;Motherhood, is stepping into the spotlight with a brand <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42343\" title=\"Penny &amp; The Pits announce debut album\u00a0\u2018Liquid Compactor\u2019 + share \u2018Pool Party\u2019 video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[12560,12563,12561,12562,1245],"class_list":["post-42343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-liquid-compactor","tag-motherhood","tag-penny-the-pits","tag-pool-party","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4482.jpeg?fit=1100%2C969&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-b0X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14597,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14597","url_meta":{"origin":42343,"position":0},"title":"Dumb Numbers announces 10&#8243; splits with David Lynch, Melvins &#038; David Yow","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"August 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Dumb Numbers is Australian video maker and musician Adam Harding with\u00a0a revolving cast of musical collaborators, including Lou Barlow\u00a0(Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr), Dale Crover (Melvins), Murph (Dinosaur Jr),\u00a0David Yow (Scratch Acid, the Jesus Lizard), Kevin Rutmanis (Cows,\u00a0Melvins), Alexander Hacke (Einst\u00fcrzende Neubauten), Bobb Bruno (Best\u00a0Coast), Jenny Lee Linberg (Warpaint), Bonnie Mercer (Grey\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;live&quot;","block_context":{"text":"live","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=25"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dumb-numbers.jpg?fit=600%2C364&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dumb-numbers.jpg?fit=600%2C364&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dumb-numbers.jpg?fit=600%2C364&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37161,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37161","url_meta":{"origin":42343,"position":1},"title":"Work Party release debut single \u2018Drunk Conference Call\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Work Party are a brand-new band from Chicago that fuses elements of post-hardcore, noise, garage and post-punk into one uncompromising force. 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