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Posted date 08th December 2010

WELCOME TO THE NEW WAVE

Are Penny and the Mystics the new wave in Australian music? The Australian newspaper’s music reviewer Anthony O’Grady thinks so.

In the Weekend Australian Review liftout on 4 December, O’Grady wrote about their debut album:

“Penny and the Mystics are four young surfers (who) belt out roots, rock and reggae... Penny Hartgerink has a remarkable voice, clarion clear and expressive … best demonstrated on Welcome Here, Hiding the Light and Directions (while) drummer Joe Winkler’s two reggae outings, Red Van and Bushfire, (are) delivered in a similarly relaxed drawl to that of surfing music giant Jack Johnson. Welcome to the new wave.”

O’Grady is not the only reviewer impressed by this four-piece band from the NSW South Coast town of Kiama – Penny Hartgerink (guitar and vocals), Joe Winkler (drums and vocals), Sam Hathaway (lead guitar) and Jedd Bradmore (bass).

In his review in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Metro liftout on 26 November, Jeff Apter wrote:

“At their best Penny and the Mystics wash up somewhere between Clouds and the Waifs.
Head for such standouts as Hiding The Light and Hoop of Fire. These zero in on Penny Hartgerink’s heartfelt wail and the band’s sharp rock-pop dynamics.”

Illawarra Mercury music writer Glen Humphries compared the band favourably to Angus and Julia Stone and The Beautiful Girls, writing:

“There’s a lot going on – and a lot of interesting stuff too. There are smatterings of folk, country, blues, reggae and rock all nicely coated with a very appealing pop sound. Standouts on what is a really impressive debut are Red Van, Wake Up and If You Ever Come Back.”

The Goulburn Post’s Gerard Walsh has seen them play live and wrote:

“Their 11-track self-titled debut album is an extension of how they successfully combine their on-stage flair and cheek with matters serious such as refugees, animal liberation and road safety. It’s not oversampled or overproduced – young Aussie bands and organic sound are a rare mix these days. It’s a tribute to Penny and The Mystics that you can’t definitively categorise them.”

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Illawarra Mercury’s Beat review Penny and The Mystics debut album

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Sydney Morning Herald Metro review Penny and The Mystics debut album

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The Australian’ss Review review Penny and The Mystics debut album

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The Goulburn Post review Penny and The Mystics debut album