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Penguin Cafe reveal new track Now Nothing (Rock Music) on Piano Day

29.3  2017

 

To coincide with Piano Day 2017 Penguin Cafe shared a song originally by Penguin Cafe Orchestra from their upcoming new album The Imperfect Sea - out on Erased Tapes 5th May 2017.

"This piece by my father has always been a favourite of mine and when we were playing in the studio last year with making rocks resonate through the soundboard of the piano, the drone on F# made me think of it immediately. The transition between free-form and structure allows for space and some more expressionist moments and then the simple yet rather beautiful melody creates a sort of profound optimism I think." — Arthur Jeffes

Predominantly self-composed, the new album also features covers of electronic works by Simian Mobile Disco and Kraftwerk, along with a re-working of Simon's Now Nothing. Arthur has developed from the traditional folk and jazz heritage Penguin Cafe Orchestra is known for into another realm of blissful ambience and dance music, recreated using strictly acoustic elements.

On the day of release, the band will play a headline show at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, commencing the beginning of this new adventure for Penguin Cafe. Tickets and more information can be found here.

· stream Now Nothing (Rock Music) · pre-order the album on LP/CD/DL