6th January 2020
Album release: January 17th 2020
Emperor Penguin are back! We are excited to announce that our new album Soak up the Gravy will soon be available on CD via Kool Kat Musik and to stream and download from all the usual online outlets
The album comprises 14 original tracks and the new songs are as eclectic as ever, with inspiration ranging from Japanese kids' cartoons to the philosopher Thomas Aquinas. There are noisy guitars, catchy tunes and some more elaborate arrangements and productions than on previous EP releases. The album opens with art rocking pop tune 'Hello Picasso', features a live brass section on the anthemic 'Hole in Your Soul', has a guest lead vocal from 'Queen of Power Pop' Lisa Mychols on the jazzy 'Speedwell Blue' and closes with curry-flavoured psych-pop epic 'The Burning Man'. It’s a selection box of delights with something for everyone.
Full track listing
01. Hello Picasso
02. Go Guitargonauts
03. What’s Come Over Me
04. Katie’s Only Trending
05. Hole in Your Soul
06. Brand New Yesterday
07. Flaming June
08. You’ll be the Death of me
09. Unman, Wittering & Zigo
10. Memoria Magdalena
11. Public Information
12. Speedwell Blue
13. A Person From Porlock
14. The Burning Man
Guest appearances on Soak Up The Gravy
Burning Man - Keyboards by Ross Hunter
Hole in Your Soul – Brass by The Smite Lazy Workers! Brass Band (Trumpets: James Aylmer-Hall & Ed Smith; Cornet: Ruby Thorne; Logic Trumpets: Mikey Wilson)
Guitargonauts are Go! – Backing Vocal by Kaede Ose
Speedwell Blue – Vocal by Lisa Mychols
The Zetor Super 50 Tractor is powered by a 4.2L Diesel engine. It was manufactured in Brno, Czechoslovakia between 1960 and 1968
“Youth to the tractors, smite lazy workers, forward to victory, soak up the gravy!”