New York producer Chris Glover, AKA Penguin Prison, is no stranger to the music industry. According to the usually-hyperbolic-but-sometimes-spot-on British press, he’s done everything from gospel choirs to punk bands to boy bands. His Penguin Prison project has been making some noise since around fall of ’09, and people are definitely starting to take notice.
It’s no secret why they would – dude’s got some serious pop chops. His songs bubble and pop with echoes of a slightly less nasal (and obviously less British) FrankMusik, Hot Chip, and echoes of new wave and disco artists past. Of particular note is his most recent single and double A-Side “The Worse It Gets” / ”Something I’m Not.” ”Something I’m Not” is the real winner here; a brooding, shuffling beat with chirpy, crooning vocals that shout out the melodic direction from the get-go.
Remixes of PP’s jams have just started to hit the circuit as well; Starsmith’s remix of “The Worse It Gets” is simply epic dance-floor madness. What would you expect, though? The man’s churned out space-laced banger remixes for Lady GaGa and Timbaland that have rivaled their originals.
DOWNLOADS:
Penguin Prison – “Something I’m Not”
Penguin Prison – “The Worse It Gets” (Starsmith Remix)
