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Photo by Nicole Cecile Holland Summer is just around the corner, so it's the perfect time for the latest single from Penny & The Pits. The band led by Penelope Stevens (bass and keys for Motherhood) recently released "Pool Party," a new single based in surf rock... but not quite a true surf rock song. It has guitars usually associated with surf rock, but tuned just slightly differently. It's an oddball song steeped in the world of indie rock, but much groovier than you typically get with that genre. "Pool Party" has a kind of The B-52's meets Colleen Green sound, which I never knew I wanted, but Penny & The Pits have proven it's something we all need. You can watch the video for "Pool Party" below. Liquid Compactor is due out June 27 on Forward Music Group, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Penny & The Pits, check out the band on Instagram . 

Photo by Nicole Cecile Holland You may know Penelope Stevens as the bass player for Motherhood. She's back with a new musical project called Penny & The Pits (with Motherhood as her backing band). The band's new single, "Montenegro On Ice," is a ripper of a tune. It's part heavy math rock mixed with garage rock and punk. It's the kind of song you can just listen to on the surface and enjoy as a straight up rock song, or you can dig down and examine exactly what makes it up. For me, it's kind of like a jam session between Queens of the Stone Age, The White Stripes, and Amyl & The Sniffers. What sets "Montenegro On Ice" apart for me is Stevens' vocals. Her style of singing is usually associated with a more pop focused alt-rock sound, but for this project it creates a unique style and depth to the song. Penelope Stevens says of her new single: "'Montenegro on Ice' explores memory and the ways in which the past can seep out o...