Penguin Prison Lets His Animal Out in Live Debut

If there's one thing I hate more than anything, it's being late. So last Thursday, in anticipation of Penguin Prison's 11pm live debut at Mercury Lounge, we gathered up our beastly belongings and hustled over to the venue around 8pm. And what a show it was...but why on earth did we wait until now to review the spectacular set? A lost (then thankfully FOUND) memory card with pictures delayed this from going live. So yeah, we're late with this...but shit, it's so worth it.

 

  

Having been a staple of many blogs and tastemakers' word of mouth over the past year, Penguin Prison debuted his live show with full band. Accustomed to each of his precisly poignant and perfectly crafted pop arrangements, I was anxious to see how his cuts would translate in a live setting. As expected, he was not good...he was great, grand, wonderful...honestly, he was crisp and clear and each song performed sounded tighter than the previous.

 

Running through each track we've come to know and love, Glover also interluded with an instrumental of Marina and the Diamonds' I Am Not A Robot, for which he provided her with a lovely remix. Additionally, he debuted two new songs: Don't Fuck With My Money and Multi-Millionaire, which he told me upon a brief interview that are his 2 favorite songs from his upcoming debut album.

 

Below is the set list and a video (I do not know why it turned out so small), full of pictures are here, then jump all the way after a few select images for some news you're going to be legit interested in. Hint: more live dates.

   

Animal Animal

Something I'm Not

Don't Fuck With My Money

I Am Not A Robot (instrumental)

Golden

The Worse it Gets

Multi-Millionaire

A Funny Thing

 

  

  

  

 

  

Penguin Prison has two live dates in London in the beginning week of May. And then he jumps back to NYC for a full live performance, as well as a DJ set, at Brooklyn Bowl on May 8. GO!

 

  

mp3: Jonathan Jeremiah - Heart Of Stone (Penguin Prison Remix)

mp3: Marina and the Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot (Penguin Prison Remix)