# PENNIES BY THE POUND Present Invigorating ‘Burning Wish’ Single

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/pennies-by-the-pound-present-invigorating-burning-wish-single/
- Published: 2022-08-16T11:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Pennies By The Pound present invigorating ‘Burning Wish’ single, channeling fab
British prog rock**

_“Big and extravagant classic psychedelic rock…. this is brilliant music for here
and now, wherever that may be”_ ~ [**Big Takeover Magazine**](http://bigtakeover.com/news/VideoPremiereIndigoScreamsbyPenniesByThePound)

_“A trippy ride that recalls the familiar vibes and sounds of none other than Bob
Mould, The Church / Marty Willson-Piper, Marillion and Jethro Tull. Yes, all of 
them. Loads of flair and professionalism from the band”_ ~ [**Amplify Music Magazine**](https://amplifymusicmag.com/premiere-classicism-meets-psych-rock-in-pennies-by-the-pound-indigo-screams/)

_“Indeed a wonderful affair… Pennies By the Pound should be on everyone’s radar 
as a must-have album of 2021 and a band to watch in future”_ ~ [**The Record Stache**](https://www.therecordstache.com/2021/05/prog-psych-rock-wonders-pennies-by-the-pound-unleash-heat-death-of-the-universe-lp/)

Finnish prog rock outfit [**Pennies By The Pound**](https://www.facebook.com/penniesbythepound)
are back with their new single [**‘Burning Wish’,**](https://soundcloud.com/j-sus-1/burning-wish/s-YMJGvWtfOsX)
an invigorating sonic offering and beautiful expression of optimism and adventure,
channeled through the prism of fantastic British progressive rock. It will be released
on June 8 via the [**Lilith label**](https://www.lilith.fi/). This is the first 
taste of their sophomore album, expected later this year.

Pennies by the Pound - Burning Wish

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Watch
this video on YouTube

Once again, the band worked with **Ride **frontman [**Mark Gardener**](https://twitter.com/MarkGardener),
who mastered the track at his** **[**OX4Sound Studio**](https://www.ox4sound.co.uk/)****
in Oxford, and top national producer **[Rauli ‘Rake’ Eskolin](https://www.instagram.com/illusionrake/?hl=en)**.
With over a dozen No.1 records in Finland to his name in the past 20 years, he also
produced, recorded and mixed their 2021 record** **[**‘Heat Death of the Universe’**](https://penniesbythepound.bandcamp.com/album/heat-death-of-the-universe).
Both the album and its singles – [**‘Indigo Screams’**](https://youtu.be/UrOimjY1ZV0)****
and [**‘The Waters’**](https://youtu.be/QdMp-AsOhsY) – were critically acclaimed.

Hailing from Helsinki, Pennies by the Pound was formed in 2016 by **Johannes Susitaival**
as a solo project, but quickly expanded, involving musicians from his past bands.
Their unique sound blends ’80s prog rock and ’90s-early ’00s alternative rock. Heavily
guitar-driven with a touch of keyboards, they love big choruses, guitar and keyboard
solos, bridges and grandiose arrangements.

![](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/5mOCK6UZjoAKa-d2Wdk0EE7otq15OXD8xu5asOnoIf8%
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**Photo by Martin Brown**

While still in a punk rock band, Johannes began exploring quite different musical
avenues, which led to Pennies By The Pound’s self-produced [**‘Bloodshed and the Blinding Sunlight’ EP**](https://penniesbythepound.bandcamp.com/album/bloodshed-and-the-blinding-sunlight)
in 2018. Having found their ideal producer, they recorded demos in 2019, but only
recorded their debut album in late 2020.

“Sometime last year, as it seemed that the pandemic would not be over anytime soon
and it was apparent we wouldn’t be able to focus on playing live shows for a while,
we decided just to keep recording more music. Luckily, I had quite a lot of inspiration
for new material and we started putting songs together in late summer, with **Alexander
Meaney** joining in as an additional guitarist. Although it doesn’t necessarily 
show in this particular song, I’d been immersing myself heavily in Genesis (both
Gabriel and Collins eras), and that influenced the up and coming album – called **‘
Nothingside’ **– a lot,” says **Johannes Susitaival**.

“This is a concept album through and through (both lyrically and musically), containing
an abstract story and all that. Thus, it was really hard to decide on any one song
to represent the whole, but ‘Burning Wish’ probably hits closest to the mark. It
has got bits and pieces of both the lyrical and the musical theme of the album. 
It’s also definitely a track that sounds a lot like what people probably would expect
from us!”

As of June 8, ‘Burning Wish’ will be released across digital stores and streaming
platforms, including [**Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/us/album/heat-death-of-the-universe/1566872818),
[**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/album/2vtaujl88GUA0F5nXOArht)** **and [**Bandcamp**](https://penniesbythepound.bandcamp.com/album/heat-death-of-the-universe),
where you can also obtain the **‘Heat Death of the Universe’ LP **directly from 
the artists themselves.

![](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/4Wnia-T_DVZktXaPTjQYslf29wD38YkLAdR3bz6c9CA%
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**CREDITS**
Music and lyrics by Johannes SusitaivalArrangement by Pennies by the
Pound & Rauli EskolinJohannes Susitaival – vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, keyboardsVesa
Ranta – lead guitarAlexander Meaney – rhythm and lead guitarTomi Laaksonen – bassRauli
Eskolin – background vocals, keyboardsProduced, recorded and mixed by Rauli EskolinMastered
by Mark Gardenerrecord label Lilith

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Steven Wilson, Marillion, Rush, Porcupine Tree, Genesis, Marillion,
Jethro Tull

**Keep up with Pennies By The Pound**
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| [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Hbaw0aHEmn2i83DSYyKGi)

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