Our deranged schizo punk-metal baby, Leave Home, is now birthed upon this world! It just needs a hug so go and give it some love ๐ค๐ค๐ป
Peace and love,
Ivy, Suzannah, Mercedes, Donna
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9/26/2025
**LEAVE HOME - OUT NOW!!**
9/23/2025
**Leave Home track rundown + influences**
Ahead of the release on ** this Friday ** of our new album, Leave Home, here's a rundown of what went into all of the songs and what influenced us along the way.
As I mentioned previously, due to our combined powers of ADHD, we started writing this record in the downtime around (due to a hilarious technological disaster that resulted in us losing a ton of work...) Suze doing the final (re)mixing of Reckoner.
The first song we wrote was Splash Mountain Suicide , which at least shows we had the intent of getting back to our silly, punky roots! The first half pretty much flowed out and joined up nicely, but then from mixing it up a bit and trying different things it all took a very dark turn.
Either way, we hope there's something in there for everyone and that you'll enjoy what we've put together for your listening pleasure!
1 - WE ARE PEN-15: our now standard big stadium rock opening number. I was inspired by Lemmy always opening shows with, amongst other things, "WE ARE MOTรRHEAD AND WE PLAY ROCK N ROLL". I paraphrased that and basically wrote the whole thing around Motรถrhead song and album titles. Throw in some PEN-15 et voila!
2 - THE BITCH THAT WILL NOT DIE: an utterly goofy and comic book shit-kicker. Past that, it comes from my seemingly sheer indomitability to somehow be alive and well and not in the loony bin.
3 - Splash Mountain Suicide: the obligatory Simpsons reference number! Yay!
4 - Gay Gal Supremacy: what it says on the tin.
5 - I Went To Space And All I Got Was This Lousy Vagina: a feminist commentary on certain celebrity space tourists.
6 - I Will Fight You: about how I live to kick the ass of bullies, racists, transphobes, etc
7 - ¡AXOLOTL EPOCHAL!: I just really wanted to write a song in and pay homage my mother tongue and Mexican heritage! Lyrically has El Dรญa de los Muertos themes and musically we wanted to throw in some crazy nu-metal(?) vibes.
8 - Song About Feeling Sad and Lonely in Bb: I wanted us to do a song that musically could have been on an episode of Buffy. Lyrically, it's about how no-one can even slightly comprehend how so utterly alone your life feels.
9 - Unto The Void: personifying my BPD as a dark goddess who I submit my life and existence to the whims of. Musically it turned into some gothy post-punk epic. Suze had an absolute blast with it.
10 - The Monster I Created to Protect The Child Inside is Sometimes Hard to Manage: the title is paraphrased from a Marc Maron thing. Lyrically it's about how my self-defence mechanisms developed as a result of trauma has seemingly made me a romantically unlovable monster. Musically, we wanted something really haunting and unsettling but also strangely beautiful. Again, Suze loved flexing her non-guitar muscles with this one.
11 - Pretty Like a Hand Grenade: about someone trying to sexually assault me earlier this year.
12 - I Will Die: about losing all sense of self, worth, hope, and gladly accepting death.
13 - Singularity: about your life slowly crushing your very existence into nothingness.
Leave Home was brought to you via us vibing on lots of:
Offspring - Smash
Amyl and the Sniffers - Amyl and the Sniffers
Atreyu - A Death Grip on Yesterday
Motรถrhead - Overkill
The Horrors - Night Life
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Michelle Branch - The Spirit Room
Allie X - The Girl Without a Face
Alexander McQueen
Ivy ๐ค x
9/16/2025
**LEAVE HOME PROMO VIDEOS**
YOOOO!!! ๐ค๐ป
Hope you're all good and super EXCITED for LEAVE HOME hitting everywhere next week!!!
We got some sweet ass promo videos that peeps can post around if you wanna (WHICH WOULD BE AWESOME!!!)
Here's one but go to the links + download whichever you like ๐
Splash Mountain Suicide - https://distrokid.com/videos/watch/mv-oB6nG05Tw
I Will Fight You - https://distrokid.com/videos/watch/mv-8uRO8vQ5n
¡AXOLOTL APOCHAL! - https://distrokid.com/videos/watch/mv-rO5Uk8sM0
I Will Die - https://distrokid.com/videos/watch/mv-0rCr4ZQ3b
Singularity - https://distrokid.com/videos/watch/mv-Fk2V8h2bE
Much love!!!
Mercedes ๐๐๐
9/09/2025
The Suzannah J PEN-15 Giveaway!
Greetings ladies, gentlespoons, and all you genderless beings of glorious cosmic light.
I must say, I am extremely excited for Leave Home to be unleashed upon this world. So excited, in fact, that today I partook in a guerilla marketing giveaway! In a record store in Detroit, one of you lucky ducks can now find a brand new, hot off the press pressing, FREE copy of Leave Home on vinyl(!).
In fact, so guerilla is my dastardly marketing technique that I'm not even going to tell you which store. You'll have to put those old shoesies on, get that fine ass up and at 'em, and hit the bricks. Trust me though, it will be worth it ๐
Much love, your pal,
Suzannah Jane Thunderbaker ๐
9/02/2025
Info re Vinyl and CD shipping to the US
Just got a quick update from elasticStage re the sitation around imports and custome duties etc. It's all good but please see below.
Ivy ๐ค x
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Hi,
We want to share an important update on recent US import rule changes and what this means for you.
On 28th August 2025, the US ended its $800 de minimis duty-free allowance. That means all parcels entering the US are now subject to import duties based on their origin.
The good news: this does not apply to Vinyl or CDs. These are classed as “informational material” under US customs rules, which means neither you nor your fans should face duties when purchasing in the USA.
Here’s what else to know:
- Possible delays: Because of the new customs process, some orders may take slightly longer than usual to clear.
- Managing expectations: While duties should not apply, the rules are still evolving and errors can happen. If you or your fans experience any unexpected charges, or need further assistance, please contact our customer support team and we’ll help resolve it.
You and your US fans can continue to order Vinyl and CDs as normal, with no extra costs expected.
elasticStage
9/01/2025
**Leave Home merch drop!**
Fresh off the trails of having a new album, and having said album on shiny, shiny CDs and vinyl available to hold on your hands, we're now extremely excited to announce we now have Leave Home-themed merch for you to cover and wear and/or gaze at in sheer adoration!
Due to the print on demand capability, worldwide shipping, and the sheer out-and-out simplicity to get set up vs other stores, we went with Redbubble.
There's currently 5 different designs that were originally intended for t-shirts but you can get them printed on a dazzling array of items and fully deck your house out with all things PEN-15.
You can view our Redbubble store here - https://www.redbubble.com/people/p3n15band/shop
Peace,
Ivy ๐ค x
