The Story:
A member of Seattle veterans The Turn-Ons teams up with the former drummer of Seattle upstarts the Fleet Foxes, then enlists a couple of talented, like-minded co-conspirators. Then, they do what comes naturally: record an album and take the stage.
The Little Penguins supported the self-released Welcome to the Celebration with a Northwest tour in the Summer of 2007. The album subsequently charted on Seattle’s KEXP 90.3 FM and earned the band a position on the station’s Northwest Music Spotlight. 2008 saw the band continuing to tour the Northwest and West Coast while writing and recording their second record, Offer You This Cape.
...touched by the brilliant melancholy that turns a simple rock lineup into something special...Cape is an album of eerie sonic mutations, a sumptuous combination of shoegaze-y pedal work, Americana and modern cynicism. -Sara Brickner, Seattle Weekly
Amongst the list of bands I've been meaning to check out, The Little Penguins would be pretty close to the top. Led by Will Hallauer, drummer for The Turn-Ons (one of my favorite Northwest bands altogether), The Little Penguins have a straight-forward approach to pop songwriting. Hallauer's voice somewhere falls in between Bob Dylan and Morrissey's and the band's songs are catchy with an impressive lyrical depth.
-Three Imaginary Girls
…Blur meets the Velvets meets Lee & Nancy with just a touch of twang. With a new album, ‘Offer You This Cape’, due at summers end, Hallauler and company are poised to be the latest hosts of the Seattle "it band" party.
Ma’chell Duma LaVassar, Seattle Weekly
“The Little Penguins create a casually dramatic cocktail of straight forward pop-rock and punk, utilizing crisp indie guitars, diverse song structures…”
-90.3 KEXP Seattle
The Little Penguins are an indie delight, pure and simple… that dreamy, easy Sunday afternoon car-ride sound that so many indie acts strive for and so many car commercials pay money for.
-Matt Driscoll, Weekly Volcano
