Penelope Isles

Taking influence from alt-rock and lo-fi acts including Pavement, Radiohead, and Deerhunter, Brighton, U.K.'s Penelope Isles make lush, harmonic noise pop that's often as catchy as it is exploratory. The four-piece released their debut album, Until the Tide Creeps In, in 2019, following it with the even more lush and melancholy Which Way to Happy in 2021. Beginning as a family affair, Penelope Isles took root when siblings Jack and Lily Wolter both ended up in Brighton after years apart for their respective educations. Born in Devon and raised on the Isle of Man, Jack -- six ...