The Penske File Release New Album “Half Glow”

The Penske File have today released their latest full length, Half Glow, via Stomp Records along with an accompanying video for the album’s focus track, Bad Dreams, that seems the band carry on with their tradition for belting out undeniably catchy tunes with big hooks and anthemic refrains. The Penske File dig into the interstitial dichotomies that mirror our world on their new album; it is equal parts light and dark, joy and sadness, color and shade, party and hangover. Just like the dualistic reality it portrays, the album’s creation wasn’t without its own hardships: robberies, burn outs, pandemics and many things stood in the way of its completion. Sometimes though, love wins out and it shows on the anthemic introspection expelled on each of the dozen tracks on Half Glow.

“We went through a lot of hardships during the time of these songs’ creation, working too hard at squeezing out a living as a small band on the road. When COVID ripped off the wheels it became increasingly clear that it was a welcome pause. We took time to chill, reflect, and just do things together as friends and not bandmates. We never lost sight of the dream, but the shape of our dream changed. Eventually, with new eyes on our creations we got back into the studio and finished off the tracks. In many ways Half Glow is an album about growing up, and we did a lot of that from the time of its inception to its completion.” (guitarist & vocalist Travis Miles)