AP Track Review
Dead Little Penny’s Out of Body Experience has been stuck in my head since I first listened to it. It infectiously grows on you and stays to jam out in your brain. Aptly named, the song is atmospheric and creates its own strong mood with heavy instrumentation and naturally intriguing vocals. These talented musicians, based out of Auckland, New Zealand (by way of the UK) hammer real feeling into their compositions which can be heard in the fuzzy layers of sound.
Dead Little Penny is singer-songwriter Hayley Smith (vox, guitar) and Simon Buxton (synth, drums) and Out of Body Experience is from their 2019 "Urge Surfing" album via Empty Goon Records.
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Alyssa Holland
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Dead Little Penny is the coming together of guitar-slinging vocalist and songwriter Hayley Smith, and drummer/synth player Simon Buxton, who create a soundscape of noisy textures, fizzing guitars and ambient synth, paired with catchy fuzz-pop melodies.
What originally began as a dreamy alt-country project, tracks from their self-titled EP received radio play, with the band fast becoming popular amongst musicians in Auckland’s underground country scene.
What seems like an unlikely change of genre, Hayley feels more at home writing with a broken drum machine and an electric guitar. As a teenager, she began making pop- punk and wall-of-sound music in her bedroom with a guitar gifted to her on her 13th birthday. Playing at beer-fuelled house parties in Central Auckland, Hayley became a regular gig-goer, fast drawn to favourites The Mint Chicks and Die! Die! Die!
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the band originally hail from the UK, with Hayley born in the Wirral, Merseyside, and Simon Buxton from Devon.
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