Penny & the Pits - Liquid Compactor

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: LPFMG108
Barcode: 781661739996
Release Date: 04 Jul 2025
Genre: Hardcore & Punk

- member of beloved Canadian art-rock group Motherhood
- mixed by Deerhoof's Greg Saunier
- debut live plays at prominent Canadian festivals Lawnya Vawnya, Sled Island, Sappyfest alongside club dates

"Liquid Compactor, the debut statement from Penny & The Pits, is the result of Stevens putting their voice front and center for the first time. It’s a gritty, adventurous punk-rock album that processes feminist joy, rage and revenge. Across the album’s ten tracks, Stevens tears through a series of personal and collective traumas with a pulpy sense of exuberance. “I spent a lot of time making challenging work that would test both myself and the listener,” they reflect. “Now, I’m trying to make music that feels good; music that connects the heart to the body.” 

The songs on Liquid Compactor process pain into power through the use of transformative symbols. Water, and more broadly liquid, is a recurring element. The Bay Of Fundy, The Nashwaak River and Fredericton’s Lord Beaverbrook Hotel pool all appear as backdrops. Baths come to a boil. Period blood is summoned as a source of strength. Chuds from the local bar are haunted ‘til they sweat. Perpetrators are overtaken by the turning tide. "

A1. Montenegro On Ice  A2. Thick Black Gloves  A3. Pool Party  A4. Sweat  A5. Self Defense  B1. Halfway Home (demo)  B2. Eutychus  B3. Headcrusher  B4. Placeholder  B5. Ward of the Watershed