Penelope Trappes

“Trappes has centered herself in the narrative while solidifying a sound that was already spellbinding to begin with” – Pitchfork

“A striking work of evolution and deconstruction… meticulous with fine detail, and trusting of the supernatural forces that elevate it.” – The Wire

“Starkly intimate and surreal - like watching yourself mourn intense tragedy from an outsider’s vantage point... unsettling in a way that feels magical” – Bandcamp

On April 4^th, Brighton-based Australian vocalist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Penelope Trappes will release her fifth full-length album ‘A Requiem’. It comes alongside news of her signing to London imprint, One Little Independent Records. ‘A Requiem’ collects ten haunting, ambient soundscapes - incantations of dreams and nightmares, of death and grief, as well as power and autonomy. Carnal, transcendent cello drones are used to exorcise historical and generational traumas in an evocative and macabre piece of gothic experimentalism.