Penguin Cafe is a band originally conceived by Arthur Jeffes, son of Simon Jeffes and Emily Young, as a continuation of his father’s project, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. The group is distinct from the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra, despite the similarities in genre, name, and even repertoire (Penguin Cafe often plays PCO pieces in concert.) There are no members of the original PCO in Penguin Cafe.
Penguin Cafe’s current ten-person line-up was originally brought together in 2009, featuring a group of musicians ranging from “luminaries from The Royal College of Music to members of bands such as Suede and Gorillaz”. The group produced their first album, ‘A Matter Of Life…’ in 2010, which was released on their own Penguin Cafe label. ‘The Red Book’ album followed in 2014, then in 2017 ‘The Imperfect Sea’ dropped. 2019 saw the release of ‘‘Handfuls Of Night’ and now on 7th July they will be unveiling their fifth long-player in the form of ‘Rain Before Seven…’.
In celebration of this new launch, Penguin Cafe will be performing a stripped down set with Resident records at Kensington Gardens in Brighton on Sunday 9th July. Purchase options and tickets are available HERE.
