GoGo Penguin
# GoGo Penguin

GoGo Penguin are an English band from Manchester, featuring pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Jon Scott.

On 6 December 2021, the band announced the departure of Rob Turner, citing creative differences. Turner's replacement was revealed as Scott.

## Music style

The band's music features break-beats, minimalist piano melodies, powerful basslines, drums inspired from electronica and anthemic riffs. They compose and perform as a unit. Their music incorporates elements of electronica, trip-hop, jazz, rock and classical music.

Critics have described GoGo Penguin's music with references to Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Massive Attack, Brian Eno, modern classical composers Shostakovich and Debussy, or contemporary minimal music composers like Philip Glass.

## Critical reception

The band received positive reviews as they released their debut album Fanfares in 2012 and their follow-up album v2.0 in 2014. In September 2014, v2.0 was shortlisted for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year.

In 2015, GoGo Penguin signed to Blue Note Records (France). Their album Man Made Object was released in 2016; the following album, A Humdrum Star, was released on 9 February 2018. An eponymously named album was released on 5 June 2020.

## Discography

| Year | Album | Label |
| - | - | - |
| 2012 | Fanfares | Gondwana Records |
| 2014 | v2.0 | Gondwana Records |
| 2016 | Man Made Object | Blue Note Records |
| 2018 | A Humdrum Star | Blue Note Records |
| 2019 | Ocean in a Drop | Blue Note Records |
| 2020 | GoGo Penguin | Blue Note Records |
| 2021 | GGP/RMX | Blue Note Records |
| 2022 | Between Two Waves | XXIM Records |
| 2023 | Everything Is Going to Be OK | XXIM Records |
