So about a month ago when I was scanning around for new music I downloaded a couple songs by this dude (Chris Glover) going by Penguin Prison. Well duh, I downloaded it, I'm mildly obsessed with penguins, so he had me there. Anyway, I just got around to listening to him more this week and it's safe to say he has my blessing. Seems heavily influenced by male pop acts from the 80s; a very George Michael, Police kind of sound.
PENGUIN PRISON - ANIMAL ANIMAL
PENGUIN PRISON - A FUNNY THING
But that's not all. Dude is already dropping remixes. Most importantly, his remix of Marina and the Diamonds' "I Am Not A Robot," which takes that mid-tempo track and injects it with a healthy amount of disco on par with any remix from DFA. And honestly, I was much more in love with the video for this track than the song itself, but Penguin Prison breathed new life into it for me.
MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS - I AM NOT A ROBOT (PENGUIN PRISON REMIX)
GOLDEN SILVERS - TRUE ROMANCE (PENGUIN PRISON REMIX)
ERIK HASSLE - HURTFUL (PENGUIN PRISON REMIX)
Also, I scanned the web to see if I could find any dirt on this kid and I found out that he used to sing in a gospel choir with Alicia Keys and he got signed by the same guy that signed Passion Pit. So yeah, we be might be hearing big things about this cat in the year to come.
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