GoGo Penguin formed in
Manchester, England, in 2012. They released their debut album,
Fanfares, the same year, to positive reviews. Their follow-up,
v2.0, came out in 2014. In September 2014, it was shortlisted for the
Barclaycard Mercury Prize as Album of the Year. Their third album,
Man Made Object, was published in 2016. They followed it in 2018 with
A Humdrum Star. Their next record, which was self-titled, came out in 2020. On 6 December 2021, the band announced the departure of their original drummer, Rob Turner, who was replaced by Jon Scott. Also in 2021, they released the album
GGP/RMX and followed it with
Everything Is Going to Be OK in 2023.
Necessary Fictions came out in 2025. ==Musical style==