View basket “Live At The Marquee” has been added to your basket. Exotic Monsters Penfriend SKU: MBS2102 Barcode: 5051142008541 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: My Big Sister Recordings Released Date: 21st May 2021 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info LIMITED EDITION SPACE BLUE COLOUR VINYL. “Proof contemporary pop can be both odd and compelling; abstract and coherent; intelligent and emotional.” – Tobi, Fresh On The Net “Exactly the sort of thought-provoking lyrical content we’ve come to expect from Laura Kidd… the missing link between Gary Numan and early Goldfrapp” – Nite Songs “She’s ace” Lauren Laverne “Why just sing songs, when you can build worlds?” The Quietus “A pioneering revelation that will blow you away” DIY “[Laura Kidd] is fucking amazing” Amanda Palmer Laura Kidd is a music producer, songwriter and digital polymath based in Bristol, UK. Starting her music career as a bassist and vocalist for hire, she toured the world and achieved her childhood dream of appearing on Top Of The Pops (three times!) with Tricky, A-Ha, Viv Albertine (The Slits), Lil’ Chris, Alex Parks and Duncan James (Blue), as well as singing on screen with David Bowie in the Ricky Gervais TV series, “Extras”. From 2010 to 2019 Laura created her own audiovisual world under the moniker She Makes War. In that time she released four full-length solo albums and sixteen music videos, playing 600 shows with artists from The Brian Jonestown Massacre to Juliana Hatfield, Frank Turner, Suede, Carina Round (Puscifer), Amanda Palmer, Nadine Shah and Filthy Friends. Since then, Laura has been making music as Penfriend. Part reinvention, part reckoning with a more confident, wiser self, her new project is a deliberate call for more meaningful connection at a time of cheap dopamine highs and increasing depersonalisation. The debut Penfriend record, “Exotic Monsters”, builds on Kidd’s accomplished ear for melody and ambitious production style, marrying disparate influences from Tanya Donelly, Juliana Hatfield and Nevermind-era Nirvana to the gritty tension of Nine Inch Nails and Puscifer and synth soundscapes of Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears and Sylvan Esso. Written and recorded in solitary confinement during the drawn-out, tumultuous Brexit nightmare and well on into the Covid-19 pandemic, “Exotic Monsters” mirrors our dystopian world, posing questions and offering comfort, hope and a friendly shoulder to lean on. Drawing more from her wide-ranging reading list than her favourite bands, Laura deals with the gruelling emotional matters of 21st-century life with honesty, grace and warmth, using fragments of prose from Ursula Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver, Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood and Mark Westmoquette as jumping-off points. Inviting her loyal audience to be a meaningful part of proceedings from Penfriend’s inception was central to Laura’s refocused musical mission, so she created The Correspondent’s Club. This friendly community is a natural evolution of a decade of wildly successful crowdfunding and a way to celebrate and appreciate the individuals who really keep the wheels turning – music fans. In 2020, alongside the first two standalone Penfriend singles “Everything Looks Normal In The Sunshine” and “The Only Way Out Is Through”, Laura launched podcast series “Attention Engineer”. Featuring deep conversations with fellow artists on creativity, grit and determination, guests include Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney), Tanya Donelly (with whom Laura recorded a duet in 2016), Frank Turner, Bernard Butler, Nova Twins, Sadie Dupuis (Sad13 / Speedy Ortiz) and J. Willgoose, Esq. (Public Service Broadcasting). The weekly show will continue throughout 2021. Artist Penfriend Genre Rock And Pop Label My Big Sister Recordings Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Exotic Monsters Seventeen Hell Together I Used To Know Everything Dispensable Body Seashaken Loving Echoes I'll Start A Fire Cancel Your Hopes Long Shadows Out Of The Blue Black Car Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Django Django Django Django – 10th Anniversary Edition Rock And Pop | Because Music | 180g, 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Poster Released 26th August 2022 £39.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Django Django Django Django – 10th Anniversary Edition £39.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Because Music SKU: BEC5610407 Formats: 180g, 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Poster Released Date: 26th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jefferson Airplane Volunteers Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 15th October 2012 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jefferson Airplane Volunteers £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP607 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 15th October 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hurts Surrender Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released 9th October 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hurts Surrender £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music SKU: 88875100151 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released Date: 9th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Rainmakers Tornado Rock And Pop | Phenix Phonograph | 1LP Released 18th March 2016 £4.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Rainmakers Tornado £4.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Phenix Phonograph SKU: NN95586 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th March 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Durutti Column, The Sunlight to blue … Blue to blackness Rock And Pop | Durutti | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th February 2022 £24.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Durutti Column, The Sunlight to blue … Blue to blackness £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Durutti SKU: LOTTA005 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th February 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Neil Diamond Hot August Night NYC / Live From Madison Square Rock And Pop | Capitol/UMC | 2LP Released 7th August 2020 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Neil Diamond Hot August Night NYC / Live From Madison Square £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Capitol/UMC SKU: 882172 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 7th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Suuns Fiction EP Rock And Pop | Joyful Noise Recordings | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 30th October 2020 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Suuns Fiction EP £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR348LPC1 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 30th October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe Rock And Pop | Domino | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 15th November 2013 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blood Orange Cupid Deluxe £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP322 Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th November 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Byrds, The Columbia Singles 65-67 Rock And Pop | Sundazed | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 30th June 2016 £42.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Byrds, The Columbia Singles 65-67 £42.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sundazed SKU: SUNDAZEDLP5130 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 30th June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Mr.Big Mr. Big Rock And Pop | Atlantic | 1LP Released 22nd April 2024 £27.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Mr.Big Mr. Big £27.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Atlantic SKU: nn285349 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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