# Pennies By The Pound present ‘The Waters’

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/pennies-by-the-pound-present-the-waters/
- Published: 2021-10-08T16:30:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Pennies By The Pound present ‘The Waters’, prog greatness from ‘Heat Death of 
the Universe’ LP**

_“Pennies By The Pound have more in common with 60s psych-driven rock and 80s American
college rock than with their Fenno-Scandian peers. Such a big and extravagant classic
psychedelic rock. Wherever they may draw their influences from, one thing is for
sure: this is brilliant music for here and now, wherever that may be”_ ~ **[Big Takeover Magazine](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fbigtakeover.com%2fnews%2fVideoPremiereIndigoScreamsbyPenniesByThePound&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-d14b3bcc044d352e7eeb22dded54e8526edec4b9)**

_“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 and yes, this is actually possible. Loads of flair and professionalism from
the band” _~ **[Amplify Music Magazine](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2famplifymusicmag.com%2fpremiere%2dclassicism%2dmeets%2dpsych%2drock%2din%2dpennies%2dby%2dthe%2dpound%2dindigo%2dscreams%2f&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-ffdc4e92b6886cfa39bf31fe9c367801eaf445ee)**

_“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://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.therecordstache.com%2f2021%2f05%2fprog%2dpsych%2drock%2dwonders%2dpennies%2dby%2dthe%2dpound%2dunleash%2dheat%2ddeath%2dof%2dthe%2duniverse%2dlp%2f&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-17752fe03b5f9076f6e0b2d342516de808275ad9)**

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 **Photo by Sam Gurung**

Prog rock outfit **[Pennies By The Pound](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fpenniesbythepound&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-adcd29167910a259fc25ae84391acabc3884b9c7)**
present [**‘The Waters’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fQdMp%2dAsOhsY&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-8efaf7a1034e83b4b565723c61053bbee1d479a4),
a great sonic cleansing experience and invigorating shot of fresh air, beautifully
expressing their own unique ideas and sound through the prism of fantastic British
progressive rock.

Not long ago, this Finnish trio released their album** **[**‘Heat Death of the Universe’**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fpenniesbythepound.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2fheat%2ddeath%2dof%2dthe%2duniverse&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4847e3c2e97a811baf623fe3316d0c7d1a3ac3ca)
via the [**Lilith label**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.lilith.fi&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-283bbdec5694eecef8fffa35095ddf24aacc8152).
Mastered by** Ride **frontman [**Mark Gardener**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2ftwitter.com%2fMarkGardener&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-5798fef94a0ce13cbc870fc53b877f52e02c5f5d)****
at his** **[**OX4Sound Studio**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ox4sound.co.uk&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-2f43e4160e2cf72cb1008bb011458e556901bc77)****
in Oxford, this long-player was produced, recorded and mixed by [**Rauli ‘Rake’ Eskolin**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.instagram.com%2fillusionrake%2f%3fhl%3den&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-da882a509eeb0a5bbe616353f4db407a56fb78cf),
a well achieved Finnish producer who boasts over a dozen No. 1 records in Finland
in the past 20 years.

“The Waters’ is actually one of the first songs I wrote for the band, but it took
a while to take shape and thus, didn’t originally end up on our debut EP. But that
is a good thing as we managed to make the song a whole lot better for the album!
It’s an exploration of some of the generally unnamed, but powerful feelings evoked
by certain things in nature and certain types of landscapes. I grew up and spent
all of my childhood summers at the lakeshore, and the hundreds of lakes in Finland
are quite a mysterious thing for me even to the present day,” says **Johannes Susitaival**.

Pennies By The Pound 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.

Pennies By The Pound - The Waters

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Watch this
video on YouTube

**‘The Waters’**

Hailing from Helsinki, Pennies by the Pound was formed in 2016 by **Johannes Susitaival**
as a solo project, but quickly became a three-piece with musicians from his past
bands. Earlier, the band released the lyrics video for** **[**‘Indigo Screams**‘](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fUrOimjY1ZV0&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-e26cd30b103ecbf56c7fce7b9bbff2884fd80b50)
and finally now got to realise their vision for ‘The Waters’ video.

“We had all sorts of grandiose plans for making a big video earlier (with a different
crew and director) in time for the album release, but the pandemic ruined all of
that,” says **Johannes Susitaival**.

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**Photo by Sam Gurung**

“After some pondering, I contacted Martin Brown (an old bandmate of mine, and I 
knew he’d been doing things with film of late) in the hope that he would be able
to do something on a smaller scale. We managed to put together something that could
be shot without a large production, but still looks pretty epic! We were certainly
helped by the magnificent – while a bit too hot – weather this summer.”

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://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fpenniesbythepound.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2fbloodshed%2dand%2dthe%2dblinding%2dsunlight&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4d926b33c49623d61a4133226f624927d177bda6)
in 2018. After several years of searching, they found their ideal producer and began
recording demos in 2019 for this album. Due to the pandemic, they were only able
to record these tracks in autumn of 2020.

On October 29, the **‘Heat Death of the Universe’** LP will be released on limited
edition pink vinyl. Digitally, it is out now, available across the usual platforms,
including [**Apple Music**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fmusic.apple.com%2fus%2falbum%2fheat%2ddeath%2dof%2dthe%2duniverse%2f1566872818&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-664db4757fba8148e147315d0e7a855d5ecb29a0)
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The album can be ordered directly from the band, both as digital download and on
vinyl, via [**Bandcamp**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fpenniesbythepound.bandcamp.com%2falbum%2fheat%2ddeath%2dof%2dthe%2duniverse&umid=5cdcb774-57f1-4880-b96b-041292c3d9a7&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-4847e3c2e97a811baf623fe3316d0c7d1a3ac3ca).

**VIDEO CREDITS**
Written and directed by Martin Brown and Johannes SusitaivalCamera–
Martin Brown and Sam GurungEditing – Martin BrownPost-production – Sam Gurung

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**ALBUM CREDITS**
Johannes Susitaival – vocals, drums, keyboards, rhythm guitarVesa
Ranta – lead guitar, rhythm guitarTomi Laaksonen – bass guitarRauli Eskolin – additional
keyboards, background vocals on track 6Alexander Meaney – additional lead guitar
on track 5Kaisa Ranta – additional vocals on tracks 3 and 7, background vocals on
track 6All songs written by Johannes Susitaival, except for track 5 written by Johannes
Susitaival and Mikko MaksimainenAll arrangements by Pennies by the Pound and Rauli
EskolinProduced, recorded and mixed by Rauli “Rake” EskolinRecorded at E-Studio,
Sipoo, Finland and Soundtrack Studio, Porvoo, FinlandMastered by Mark Gardener in
OX4 Sound Studio near Oxford

**FOR FANS OF:** Marillion, Jethro Tull, Steven Wilson, And You Will Know Us by 
the Trail of Dead, Bob Mould, Marty Willson-Piper, Guided By Voices

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