Pennan Brae’s New Album '50 Million Years Ago' Out Now! 10 Songs Influenced by 1970s & 80s Rock & Roll.
Classic rock for the 21st Century is what best describes Pennan Brae’s music. The Vancouver singer-songwriter enters the Spring of 2025 with his new 10-track album, '50 Million Years Ago'!
Pennan kicked off 2024 with singles off the ‘Portal’ album including 'Busting', 'Stick It' & 'Second-Hand'.
The Summer of 2023 saw Pennan release ‘2 Below 0’ (Remastered) his 14th full-length album. The 12-song soundtrack accompanies the ‘2 Below 0’ independent film which streams on Prime. It was recorded at Blue Light Studio & mixed & remastered on the new AMS Neve soundboard. The result is Pennan’s freshest & most energetic sound to date. Lead singles include ‘The Love That I Got’, ‘Hig & Jig’ & ‘What I Want’.
Earlier in 2023, Pennan released ‘Arcade’, a 10-song release also influenced by classic rock of the 1970s & 80s. The release features the pop-rock lead single ‘Jettison’, the rock ballad ‘Arrival Time’ & the ‘70s-inspired, catchy ‘Bon Voyage’. Accompanying the video game-themed title is beautiful 1980s arcade-inspired album artwork by illustrator John Keane.
‘Arcade’ follows Pennan’s first double album, ‘The Garden Series’. The 2021/22 release consists of Vol. 1’s ‘Planted’ & Vol. 2’s ‘Picked’. Together, they comprise 20 songs including the country rock anthem ‘Mona’, the intriguing classic rock track ‘Night Crawling’ & the driving, fast-paced ‘Zulu’ lead single. The double album also features gorgeous album artwork by photographer Dan Jackson. The front and back covers display the headstock of a guitar emerging from the soil while being watered. Its neck reaches up to the sun and grows until it is picked by a passing player.
Pennan’s other recent album releases include the 11-song ‘Cinema’, produced by Kirk Kelsey (The Smashing Pumpkins). The release features 3 remixes including the psychedelic-influenced ‘Weed & Whisky Women (Distilled Mix)’. Prior to this was the classic ‘Lit’ album, which consists of 10-tracks of vintage rock and roll. The release also features some beautiful lyric videos, particularly for ‘Passing Fad’ & ‘I Reminisce You’.
Pennan has written 2 soundtracks to accompany a pair of films he wrote; ‘The Astronot’ & ‘2 Below 0’. ‘The Astronot’ Soundtrack features 2 lead singles with world-renowned drummer Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty, Eric Clapton) & INXS bassist Garry Gary Beers. The album was produced by Kirk Kelsey & mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Grammy-winning engineer Sean Magee. The ‘2 Below 0’ Soundtrack meanwhile received airplay on 125 College and AAA Radio Stations in North America. Both soundtracks won awards at film festivals during their release while both films now stream on Prime.
