{"product_id":"pennines-recordings-2008-09","title":"PENNINES - Recordings 2008-09","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"101\"\u003eThe six tracks comprising \u003cem data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"46\"\u003erecordings 2008-09\u003c\/em\u003e make up the entire \u003cstrong data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"78\"\u003epennines\u003c\/strong\u003e discography to date. In 2006 the four-piece began writing their first songs in Norwich, UK, releasing \u003cem data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eWhiskey Tango Foxtrot…\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"231\"\u003eOpen Closed Open\u003c\/em\u003e in 2008 on the retroactively titled \u003cem data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eFirst CD\u003c\/em\u003e (aka demo or free CD), the original physical copies of which were homespun and given away gratis at shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"628\"\u003eComing up in the UK mid-late 2000s indie music scene, pennines were lucky enough to share the stage with contemporaries such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eStapleton\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eHot Club de Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"565\"\u003eColour\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"577\"\u003eDartz!\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"587\"\u003eTTNG\u003c\/strong\u003e and other like-minded musical friends. Popularized by genre forebears \u003cstrong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"668\"\u003etoe\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"694\"\u003eAmerican Football\u003c\/strong\u003e, pennines favoured arpeggiated guitar, syncopation, staccato call-and-response harmonies and unexpected rhythm decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1011\"\u003e“One of the things I loved about pennines was the absolute lack of bullshit,” recalls singer and guitarist \u003cstrong data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eHenry Tremain\u003c\/strong\u003e, referencing the band’s straightforward approach to their sound. pennines used a clean guitar tone with no distortion or effects pedals and a DIY approach to recording, aiming for a natural representation of the songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1455\"\u003eThe downtempo, meditative coda of \u003cem data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1230\"\u003eCollapsing New Buildings\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies the pennines signature, as does the entrancing guitar play midway through \u003cem data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003ePilot Holes\u003c\/em\u003e, two songs that also feature upbeat, crashing passages that demonstrate the band’s ability to balance energy and subtlety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1743\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003erecordings 2008-09\u003c\/em\u003e concludes in under twenty minutes with the scurried \u003cem data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003eDoes Not Want\u003c\/em\u003e, whose abrupt ending tricks the listener into expecting more, fitting punctuation for a band whose original run was no more than a few years, and resulted in a discography shorter than most albums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOPSHELF RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Blue In Clear Marble Vinyl LP","offer_id":58068295942489,"sku":"SDZ-45979","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58068295450969,"sku":"SDZ-45978","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cassette","offer_id":58068296728921,"sku":"SDZ-45980","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0044939367_10.jpg?v=1778857552","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/pennines-recordings-2008-09","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}