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The Little Penguins create a casually dramatic cocktail of straight forward pop-rock and punk, utilizing crisp indie guitars, diverse song structures, and the versatile vocals of Will Hallauer, aka Will Penguin. Normally a drummer for Seattle band The Turn-Ons, Hallauer steps to the front of the stage and is joined by fellow Little Penguins Andrew Gaskin on bass, Jerry Peerson on piano, guitar, and vocals, and Garrett Croxon, formerly of Fleet Foxes, behind the kit... - KEXP
t’s likely that Seattle band Feral Children’s frontman, Jim Cotton, who recently noted frustration over the high concentration of Northwest musicians who play “fucking California pop,� won’t be at this show. Little Penguins’ jangly guitars and light yet lush sound are a far cry from overcast basement rock... - Aja Pecknold
...Welcome To The Celebration, was released in the summer of 2007. They describe themselves as pop/rock, but they have strong indie roots it seems. With both electric & acoustic guitars, they toe the line between surf rock & indie acoustic, but the mix is beautiful. I kept thinking to myself as I listened that I could easily hear any of these tunes on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack or any Quentin Tarantino film. There is a cool easiness to their sound & a lighthearted laziness to the vocals that keep your finger on the repeat button. Stand out tracks include "The Blame", "Say It Once", and "Bus Stop". Definitely worth listening to over & over! - Tate Fingersmith
Discography
'Welcome to the Celebration'- 2007 (airplay and featured status on KEXP- kexp.org)
'Offer You This Cape'- 2008 (airplay on KEXP)
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A member of Seattle veterans The Turn-Ons enlists some talented co-conspirators and they then do what comes naturally: record an album and take the stage.
The band self-released its debut, Welcome to the Celebration, in 2007, and supported it with regional shows and a West Coast tour. The album subsequently charted on Seattle’s KEXP 90.3 FM and earned the band a position on the station’s Northwest Music Spotlight. 2008 saw the band continuing to play throughout the Northwest and West Coast whilst writing and recording their second record, Offer You This Cape., which garnered further KEXP airplay and press attention.
Currently they are recording their third album, again with acclaimed Seattle producer Erik Blood.
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...touched by the brilliant melancholy that turns a simple rock lineup into something special...Cape is an album of eerie sonic mutations, a sumptuous combination of shoegaze-y pedal work, Americana and modern cynicism. -Sara Brickner, Seattle Weekly
Amongst the list of bands I've been meaning to check out, The Little Penguins would be pretty close to the top. Led by Will Hallauer, drummer for The Turn-Ons (one of my favorite Northwest bands altogether), The Little Penguins have a straight-forward approach to pop songwriting. Hallauer's voice somewhere falls in between Bob Dylan and Morrissey's and the band's songs are catchy with an impressive lyrical depth. -Three Imaginary Girls
…Blur meets the Velvets meets Lee & Nancy with just a touch of twang. With a new album, ‘Offer You This Cape’, due at summers end, Hallauler and company are poised to be the latest hosts of the Seattle "it band" party. Ma’chell Duma LaVassar, Seattle Weekly
“The Little Penguins create a casually dramatic cocktail of straight forward pop-rock and punk, utilizing crisp indie guitars, diverse song structures…” -90.3 KEXP Seattle
The Little Penguins are an indie delight, pure and simple… that dreamy, easy Sunday afternoon car-ride sound that so many indie acts strive for and so many car commercials pay money for. -Matt Driscoll, Weekly Volcano
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