Kid Harpoon (born
Tom Hull) is a British singer-songwriter and musician.
Originally hailing from Chatham, Kid Harpoon began to play live locally at venues such as The Tap & Tin and Command House. He became more and more well known locally and featured on the Urban Fox Press compilation CDs on which early recordings of Fathers and Sons and Tunnels were aired. He relocated to Holloway, North London, to pursue his music and became a regular at local venue Nambucca.
The first official release of Kid Harpoons's career was the Riverside single, released on 7 inch and CD on independent label, Brikabrak in 2006. The single, which featured the b-side It's Time, received acclaim from NME and particularly Drowned in Sound . The follow up to this, The First EP, released on October 22nd, 2007 on vinyl and on a CD.
Band
Kid Harpoon's band,
The Powers That Be, which comprises Clayton Boothroyd and Tom Bonner (who both previously played with Tom Hull in the band Fuzz)as well as Jon Jackson, Florian Lunaire, and Mr.Squeaky, as named on their MySpace page. As of early 2007, they have begun joining Kid Harpoon for live performances and reworking old demos with the full band as well as recording new songs. They have been introduced by Kid Harpoon via a short YouTube clip entitled Powers That Be meets Hollywood.
Discography
EPs
The First EP - 22nd October, 2007, Young Turks Label - CD and Vinyl
Track 1 - Milkmaid
Track 2 - Fifty Seven
Track 3 - As It Always Was
Track 4 - Aeroplanes & Neon Lights
Track 5 - Small Town War
Track 6 - The Water (Demo)
Singles
The River, The Ocean, The Pearl. - 26th June, 2006, Brikabrak Records - CD and Vinyl
Track 1 - Riverside
Track 2 - It's Time
Limited to 500 copies, a few signed vinyls were also made available.
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1982 birthsLiving peopleEnglish songwritersBritish male singersPeople from Chatham