Kid Harpoon
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| Kid Harpoon | |
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 Kid Harpoon at the Glastonbury Festival in 2007 |
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| Birth name | Tom Hull[1] |
| Born | 20 April 1982 Chatham, Medway, Kent |
| Genres | Folk, Indie |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | Young Turks |
| Associated acts | The Powers That Be, Florence and the Machine |
Kid Harpoon (born Tom Hull, 20 April 1982, Chatham, Kent, England) is an English singer-songwriter and musician.
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[edit] Career
Originally hailing from Chatham, Kid Harpoon began to play live locally at venues such as The Tap & Tin and Command House. He became more and more well known locally and featured on the Urban Fox Press compilation CDs on which early recordings of Fathers and Sons and Tunnels were aired. He relocated to Holloway, North London, to pursue his music and became a regular at local venue Nambucca.
The first official release of Kid Harpoons's career was the "Riverside" single, released on 7 inch and CD on independent label Brikabrak in 2006. The single, which featured the b-side "It's Time", received acclaim from NME and particularly Drowned in Sound . The follow-up to this, The First EP, was released on 22 October 2007 on vinyl and on CD. The Second EP was released on 18 February 2008, again on both formats.
[edit] Band
Kid Harpoon's band are The Powers That Be,[1] which comprises Clayton Boothroyd and Tom Bonner (who both previously played with Tom Hull in the band Fuzz), as well as Jon Jackson, Florian Lunaire, and Mr. Squeaky, as named on their MySpace page. As of early 2007, they have begun joining Kid Harpoon for live performances and reworking old demos with the full band as well as recording new songs. They have been introduced by Kid Harpoon via a short YouTube clip entitled "Powers That Be meets Hollywood".[citation needed] Kid Harpoon released his debut album "Once" in 2009 through Young Turks.[2][citation needed] Kid Harpoon has also supported The Kooks on their 2008 UK Tour.[2]
[edit] Discography
[edit] LPs
"Once" - 2009 (Young Turks)
- Stealing Cars
- Colours
- Back From Beyond
- Buried Alive
- Burnt Down House
- Flowers By The Shore
- Once
- Hold On
- Running Through Tunnels
- Death Of A Rose
- Marianna
- Childish Dreaming
[edit] EPs
The Second EP – 18 February 2008, Young Turks (Record Label) – CD and vinyl.
- "Riverside" – 4:11
- "Fathers and Sons" – 3:04
- "Suicide Grandad?" – 3:16
- "Her Body Sways" – 3:15
- "In The Dark" – 3:11
- "Lay of the Land" – 3:42
The First EP – 22 October 2007, Young Turks – CD and vinyl.
- "Milkmaid" – 3:06
- "57" – 1:41
- "As It Always Was" – 2:40
- "Aeroplanes & Neon Lights" – 3:41
- "Small Town War" – 3:02
- "The Water" (demo) – 2:27
[edit] Singles
"The River, The Ocean, The Pearl." – 26 June 2006, Brikabrak Records – CD and vinyl. Limited to 500 copies, with a few signed vinyls also made available.
- "Riverside"
- "It's Time"
[edit] References
- ^ a b Zhuravlyova, Sonia (2007-10-28). "The Word On The Web: Kid Harpoon has us hooked for good". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-the-web-kid-harpoon-has-us-hooked-for-good-744862.html. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ a b "Zoo8 lures sharpest of rising stars back home". Kentnews.co.uk. KOS Media. 2008-06-28. http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Zoo8-lures-sharpest-of-rising-stars-back-home-newsinkent14120.aspx. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
