{"product_id":"monstrous-exotic-cd-download","title":"Monstrous Exotic (2026) - CD + download, signed and hand-numbered","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"Monstrous Exotic\" on CD, presented in a beautifully printed 4-panel digifile with cover artwork by Dansmonsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst 200 copies signed and hand numbered by Laura.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS A PRE-ORDER: the release date is 31st July 2026, with all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.penfriend.rocks\/collections\/monstrous-exotic-celebrating-5-years-of-exotic-monsters\"\u003e\"Monstrous Exotic\"\u003c\/a\u003e items due to be posted out week beginning 27\/7\/26.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will get one song emailed to you immediately after purchase, with the rest arriving along with your CD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e------------\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFeaturing 10 tracks – 8 lovingly reworked songs from the 2021 debut Penfriend album plus two surprises! – \"Monstrous Exotic\" looks back in deep contemplation at a period when we were all trying to keep our eyes on the road ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI first reworked one of my own songs in 2009. Immediately after completing my first She Makes War album \"Disarm\", I booked extra studio time for b-sides. Ah, b-sides!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI found reimagining \"Olympian\" such a rewarding experience that I decided to do it again in 2015, creating the 5-track \"Disarm:15\" EP. Then, in 2019, transitioning from She Makes War to Penfriend, my 8-track \"And Peace\" collection was a tender tribute to some of my most formative years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI think of songs as ideas, and recordings as snapshots. From demo to fully fledged production to solo live rendition, the presentation can change wildly. And over the years, the meaning of a song can shift even while the lyrics stay the same. Taking some time to look back at the tumultuous, at-times-terrifying years I wrote, recorded and released \"Exotic Monsters\" (2019-2021), while celebrating the people who supported the launch of my solo project and the songs themselves feels like a gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is for you. Thank you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e------------\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou get: immediate download of the first track, with the rest of the release following on 31\/7\/26 on 48K WAV + MP3 + extras.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penfriend","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57385901523321,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4516\/8287\/files\/monstrousexoticbandcampcdmockupSQ.jpg?v=1780637943","url":"https:\/\/shop.penfriend.rocks\/products\/monstrous-exotic-cd-download","provider":"Penfriend","version":"1.0","type":"link"}