Kid Harpoon
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Kid Harpoon (born Tom Hull, 20 April 1982, Chatham, Kent, England) is a English singer-songwriter and musician.
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, released on October 22nd, 2007 on vinyl and on a CD. The Second EP was released on February 18th, 2008, again on both formats.
Band
Kid Harpoon's band, The Powers That Be, 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. Kid Harpoon has recently begun work on his debut album which is set to be released around March/April. The tracklisting is said to contain only one song from Kid Harpoon's past releases, the song being 'Riverside'. The other tracks will consist of re-worked past demo's and new material. The title for the album is rumured to be 'Maladies', but this title is unconfirmed.
Discography
EPs
The Second EP - 18th February, 2008, Young Turks label - CD and Vinyl
Track 1 - Riverside
Track 2 - Fathers and Sons
Track 3 - Suicide Grandad
Track 4 - Her Body Sways
Track 5 - In The Dark
Track 6 - Lay of the Land
The First EP - 22nd October, 2007, Young Turks label - CD and Vinyl
Track 1 - Milkmaid
Track 2 - 57
Track 3 - As It Always Was
Track 4 - Aeroplanes & Neon Lights
Track 5 - Small Town War
Track 6 - The Water (Demo)
Singles
The River, The Ocean, The Pearl. - 26th June, 2006, Brikabrak Records - CD and Vinyl
Track 1 - Riverside
Track 2 - It's Time
Limited to 500 copies, a few signed vinyls were also made available.