Setting the tone with a sickening vibrant synth and fierce beat, PENELOPE opens her new single Jelly with the add lib, “and now PENELOPE!”, fused with vocal flexes, and followed by the confident lyrics, “oh hey what’s up beige brigade, yeah, I see none of your have changed…”. The Australian rising artist is making a much-needed commentary on the judgemental haters and small minded people in society today.
Jelly is an electro-house meets pop-infused jam with bold diva vocals and super clever lyricism from the sassy and iconic artist. Speaking on the track, PENELOPE says, “Jelly is for men, women, non-binary people and everyone in between. The song is fun, electric with a heightened “bitch please” energy.”
We love the inclusive energy and infectious hook, “you’re jelly, uh, uh, you’re jelly, jelly”, which is also down pitched in the song at certain moments, making it super catchy and cohesive with PENELOPE’s badass flow.
Jelly features driving bass riffs, huge beats, smashing synths and is an undeniable gift to the queer community, designed to “make you dance, make you strut, make you shake your booty, you won’t be able to get enough.”
Speaking on the track, PENELOPE says, “Jelly was inspired by haters talking shhh and me not giving a single F*. When you come out as queer, start dressing more authentically and finally feeling like yourself, some people won’t be able to handle it, you might even say they’re “jelly”. This is the modern day take on ‘haters gonna hate.'”
Part of the artist’s wider cultural mission in addition to amplifying self-expression is to showcase her identity as a bisexual icon. She says, ‘Bisexuality is a seriously under represented part of the queer community”, and she is here to change that.
Penelope has been headlining shows at major gay clubs in Sydney, and in the last year and has been consistent with her releases, which we have been immersing ourselves in, including her songs Hollywood and F*ck Boi.
We’re inspired and have the rising artist on repeat, and have also added Jelly to our New Music Spotlight playlist!