# Pennies By The Pound release ‘Heat Death of the Universe’ LP with support from Ride’s Mark Gardener

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/pennies-by-the-pound-release-heat-death-of-the-universe-lp-with-support-from-rides-mark-gardener/
- Published: 2021-06-23T12:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_“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=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-abe89d12cb0e7d6843935d7090111a041f4d2000)**

_“There’s special cases like Susitaival, who will forever remain as a 90’s teenager,
regardless of how the world changes or how one’s body might age” _~ **Niko Peltonen(
Soundi)**

_“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=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-25b5bb0b2efe175120659cc69bb5ade78c9d5b8c)**

_“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**

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**Photos by Henry Söderlund**

Finnish prog-psych rockers **[Pennies By The Pound](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fpenniesbythepound&umid=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-c06e2921fb2f05b1d401aee895c7e02ecbc1b14a)**
have 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=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-5af3ac8898aad5eda28316daa5344c36fa96aeac)
via [**Lilith Records**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.lilith.fi&umid=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-965d3b99bb3e21cf14bbf51f9ec0986b17c15109),
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=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-86852f96f73252c8f015922508b82812bf0e5c38)
at his[**OX4Sound Studio**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ox4sound.co.uk&umid=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-0306a30204dfe040e03bb8ac6ffe1b864d8d74d2)
near Oxford. This long-player was produced, recorded and mixed by **Rauli ‘Rake’
Eskolin**, a rather achieved Finnish producer who has worked on over a dozen No.
1 records in Finland in the past 20 years.

Pennies By The Pound’s sound blends ’80s prog rock and ’90s-early ’00s alternative
rock – essentially heavily guitar-driven with a touch of keyboards… Big choruses,
quite a few guitar and keyboard solos and grandiose arrangements.

“Lyrically, there is a loose theme on the album about the way people continue to
actually socially distance themselves from others (even without or before the pandemic)
due to the influence of social media and maybe the internet in general. The album
title is a nod to that, the “heat death of the universe” being the lack of and eventual
end of real-life social connections between people,” says **Johannes Susitaival**.

Hailing from Helsinki, Pennies by the Pound was formed in 2016 by **Johannes Susitaival**
as a solo project, but it quickly became a three-piece involving musicians from 
his past bands. Ahead of this, the band previewed lead track[**‘Indigo Screams**‘](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fyoutu.be%2fUrOimjY1ZV0&umid=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-d4e3ce1da7be3bd0c1a6fef363cb075d7e46ef92),
along with accompanying lyrics video.

While still part of a punk rock band, Johannes began exploring some quite different
musical avenues, which led to the 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=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-a6c1821d3b547179e4b4fba211c1569d45c24167)
in 2018. Having found their ideal producer after several years of searching, they
began recording demos in 2019 for what would become this album. Due to the pandemic,
they were finally able to record these tracks in autumn of 2020.

“This album is rooted in the fact that I became heavily interested in ’80s Marillion
a few years ago, especially the ‘Clutching at Straws’ LP. You can definitely hear
the influence on the record, but there’s a lot of ’80s Rush too, spiced up with 
contemporary influences like Muse and Radiohead. As an artist, I’ve always been 
hesitant to make records that sound the same as the previous ones I’ve done, so 
the sound keeps evolving,” says **Johannes Susitaival**.

“I wanted to make a record that is borderline ridiculous, in some ways, and definitely
not very contemporary. Then again, for the first time in my life, I had a chance
to work with a producer, whose work I have admired since the turn of the millennium
and this definitely influenced the album and its sound”.

The **‘Heat Death of the Universe’** album is out as of May 21. It can be obtained
directly from the band 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=69ecea2f-ef6e-49b7-a8e0-bc5fce1a59d8&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-5af3ac8898aad5eda28316daa5344c36fa96aeac),
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**Pennies By The Pound** **_Heat Death of the Universe_**

**TRACK LIST**
01. The Waters02. Strange Matter03. Strange Stars (Lies Closer To
Truth Than Beauty)04. 13905. Indigo Screams06. San Francisco Skyline07. Heat Death

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

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