Weekly Feature #204b: Penguin Prison – Live at Santos on June 9


New York’s Penguin Prison is far from waddling and awkward. In fact, Chris Glover (vocals, instruments, production), who operates under the alias "Penguin Prison," has developed a smooth, gliding, and sleek sound with the company of notable electronic/pop artists, including members of Holy Ghost and Longpigs. Together they fashion electro-pop dance tracks that would suit club scenes from the underground to the chic, by melding synthesizer loops, computerized blips and bleeps, and disco levity. The bubblegum EP title track, "The Worse It Gets," dreamy techno-beats and falsetto-vocals of "Something I’m Not," and singles, a playful and sing-song-y "Animal Animal," and an infectiously bouncy "A Funny Thing", demonstrate Penguin Prison’s natural instincts for effervescent, danceable compositions. As a re-mixer for other artists’ tunes, such as Marina and the Diamonds’ "I Am Not a Robot" and Goldfrapp’s "Rocket," Penguin Prison adds an airy groove to select tracks and transforms them to complement a party atmosphere. – Read Meijin Bruttomesso’s interview with Chris Glover here.