[Cover photo credit to Declan Haughian]

Cubzoa, the solo project from Jack Wolter of Penelope Isles, has announced his debut solo album, Unfold In The Sky, due out on the 24th of October, 2025 via Bella Union.

To accompany the announcement Cubzoa has shared lead single “Choke”, a piece of summery Dream-Pop, with retro string synths, in which Wolter “attempts to process the end of a ten-year relationship.” The second verse of the song is sung by Nanna Schannong from Cubzoa’s labelmates Lowly.

Commenting on the track, Wolter says:

Choke is about painting a picture in your own head, pretending that things are okay when they’re not. The chorus lyrics brush the truth under the rug, whilst the verses pull it back, revealing the reality of unhealthy relationships with both substances and people. Often, with prior songs, I’ve tended to hide behind blurry lyrics, as a way to mask true feelings both from myself and audiences. But in this chapter I strove for honesty. I found the whole process therapeutic and consequently, probably for the first time ever, allowed myself to reflect this in my writing.

Additionally, having spent much of the past two years touring the world as CMAT’s guitarist, Cubzoa has announced a number of live dates of his own for later this year. Following appearances at End of the Road and SWN festivals, November will see Cubzoa play European shows with Billy Nomates before he closes the year with three headline UK shows in December.

Cubzoa, the artist’s pseudonym, derives its name from Cubozoa, the venomous box jellyfish, a “little beast of the sea”. This is “an apt description of both Jack Wolter himself, and his solo sound.” Cubzoa originally dates back to 2014-15, with Jack’s two DIY Bandcamp releases providing the foundations for Penelope Isles’ neo-Psych sound. 

Cubzoa Live Dates:

Friday 29th August – Larmer Tree Gardens – End of the Road

Saturday 18th October – Cardiff – SWN

Monday 17th November – Luxembourg – Den Atelier (with Billy Nomates)

Wednesday 19th November – Brussels – Botanique (with Billy Nomates)

Sunday 23rd November – Copenhagen – Pumpehuset (with Billy Nomates)

Monday 24th November – Berlin – Kesselhaus (with Billy Nomates)

Wednesday 26th November – Cologne – Gebaude9 (with Billy Nomates)

Thursday 27th November – Amsterdam – Toekomstmuziek (with Billy Nomates)

Wednesday 10th December – Falmouth – Cornish Bank

Thursday 11th December – London – The Waiting Room

Friday 12th December – Brighton – Alphabet