PENFRIEND – SINGLE REVIEW

Penfriend – Cancel Your Hopes (My Big Sister 
Records)

Release Date: Out Now

This is the second single from Penfriend’s forthcoming ‘Exotic Monsters’ album and ‘Cancel Your Hopes’ steps things up a notch with both the music and the video. Musically, this is something akin to grunge-pop with an apocalyptic sense of conscience which, along with the rapid and unforgiving pace of delivery, makes this an intense but essential listen. The combination of growling guitar and keyboard melodies is reminiscent of Helen Love but when that is paired with the outpouring of despair in both lyrics and visuals there is a definite taste of bittersweetness left in your mouth. Like going on the perfect date with someone only to find out they are being executed the very next day (not ironic Alanis, just massively bittersweet).

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