PENELOPE ISLES
Cinema & Co, Swansea
Sat 23 Nov
Penelope Isles are a perfect match for the unique and intimate surroundings of Swansea’s Cinema & Co. The Brighton-based band play a tight, bright style of indie that is as engaging as it is individual; centred around the brother-sister vocal pairing of Jack and Lily Wolter there is an intuition that flows between all four members.
“Being brother and sister, we do have a natural connection that has been brought out even more through playing music together, but the others feel like family too,” Lily says. There is a quiet intricacy to their music and a confident competence that belies their DIY aesthetic – don’t tell anyone, but these guys can really play, check out the live version of Round for an example.
After a heavy summer of touring the festival circuit, Penelope Isles will be happy to get back to boutique venues like Cinema and Co. “We have a special place in our hearts for those kinda gigs where barely anything is plugged in and there’s a makeshift keyboard stand and we get to bring out all our weird pieces of percussion and 30 people are squished into someone’s living room, record shop, treehouse or whatever,” enthuses Lily.
Tickets: £7.50. Info: 07305 908260 / www.cinemaco.co.uk (JPD)