Professor Penguin is the creation of singer songwriter Jonny Abraham. Initially started as a college project, Professor Penguin has grown to a nine piece band with a substantial following. After receiving widespread radio support and praise from Brian Eno for their single “Pilot”, the group are set to release their debut album Planes on 9th April.
Planes immerses you into Abraham's unique sound world. It is an interesting mix of guitar orientated songs with added ingredients of strings, brass and ambience. Stir and simmer gently et voilà! The result is a collection of delicate songs with a dream-like quality.
Various themes run throughout the album, uniting the songs. Before even hearing the album, the eye is drawn to the fact that the title of each track begins with the letter “P”. No doubt this is Jon's sense of humour, keeping to the alliteration of the band name. Musically, there are recurring spacious brass themes, arresting string arrangements and smooth, rounded backing vocal “ah”s.
