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We find longstanding Finnish punkrockers Penniless tipping their caps towards motoring post-punk, classic rock and potent pop, all the while hinting broadly at influences as sundry as The Pixies and The Posies, with a sideways shot of The Beatles and The Kinks (especially on the single “Amen”). Idiosyncratic and Finnish (which might be redundant), Penniless are re-inventing themselves, emerging as popsmiths from a coccon of distortion, while pouring all the energy and aggression of their 10-year career into these frantic majestic indierock songs.
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This is Penniless;
“Rock band playing pop songs with an ironic tick in the left eye wealthy in tonnage, with melodies that etched your brain unforgettably followed by shocked neurons seeking an injuction against them”/ Metal Hammer
“Their own mangle of quirky pop and twisted guitars is genuinely enjoyable…”/Kerrang!
“Tight and humorous and subtly stange. Impish but evil. Straightforward but mocking.”/Pop matters
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THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
– “The quintet and there guitar influenced powerpop sounds as urbane as melodious” – Wilhelm Askebring, Barometern.
– “Penniless plays guitar based rock that doesn’t really tell you that it’s created in the deep forests of Finland.” – Frida Färlin, Arbeterbladet.
– “A self secure title by a band with a couple of awesome albums in there hand luggage.” – Tommy Pohjola, Hufvudstadsbladet.’