Penguin Prison
Penguin Prison | |
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 Penguin Prison in October 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York |
| Genres | Synthpop, dance-pop, indietronica |
| Years active | 2008-Present |
| Labels | Downtown Records |
| Members | Chris Glover, Ernesto Karolys, Andrew Pertes, David Gross |
| Website | penguinprison |
Penguin Prison is an electropop project composed solely of New York singer, musician, producer and remixer Chris Glover.[1] Penguin Prison's self-titled debut album was released on the 18th of October 2011 through Downtown Records to positive reviews.[2]
Biography
Early life
Chris Glover grew up in New York City's Upper East Side. His early musical influences came mostly from his mother who loved country music[citation needed]. Glover's favorite artists growing up included Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams.[citation needed] He showed an interest in performing music at an early age when he joined his school's gospel choir at age 10, singing alongside future R&B artist Alicia Keys[citation needed]. While a teen, he performed at the legendary CBGB's with his punk band The Museum[citation needed]. He attended the prestigious Bard College , where he formed a popular "crazy, fake boy band" called The Smartest People At Bard, which he describes as "a cross between Backstreet Boys and Beastie Boys".[citation needed]
Career
Musician and sole member of Penguin Prison, Chris Glover, had already made several attempts to get into the music industry before founding Penguin Prison.[3] He first became known under this moniker for his, in the words of BBC Music's Tom Hocknell, "immaculate" remixes[citation needed]. Glover's debut release as Penguin Prison was the Animal Animal/A Funny Thing EP in 2009,[4] with the album Penguin Prison released on the 5th of September 2011.
Remixes
Penguin Prison is known for remixing, among others, the Darren Hayes song "Talk Talk Talk", the Ellie Goulding song "Starry Eyed", the Imagine Dragons song "It's Time" and the Marina and the Diamonds song "I Am Not a Robot".
Discography
- Studio albums
- Penguin Prison (2011)
- Lost in New York (May 5, 2015)
- Singles
- Calling Out (October 14, 2014[5])
- Calling Out Remix EP (December 15, 2014[6])
- Never Gets Old (February 10, 2015[7])
References
- ^ "Penguin Prison (No 664)", The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Penguin Prison Review BBC MUSIC", BBC Music. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Penguin Prison - Penguin Prison review". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Penguin Prison - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Calling Out - Single by Penguin Prison". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Calling Out Remix EP by Penguin Prison". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Never Gets Old - Single by Penguin Prison". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.