Penguin Prison

Chris Glover was born in 1983 and grew up in New York City's Upper East Side. His early musical influences came mostly from his mother's love of country music{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}. Glover's favorite artists growing up were Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams.{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}} Glover showed an interest in performing music at an early age when he joined his school's gospel choir at age 10, singing alongside future R&B artist Alicia Keys. While a teen, he performed at CBGB's with his punk band The Museum{{Citation needed|date=October 2015}}.

He attended Bard College, where he formed a popular "crazy, fake boy band" called Smartest People At Bard, which he describes as "a cross between Backstreet Boys and Beastie Boys".{{Cite web |title=Smartest People At Bard {{!}} Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos |url=https://myspace.com/smartestpeopleatbard |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Myspace}} He was signed to Interscope in 2005 under his birth name in quotes, and recorded an unreleased pop-rap album called Hell Isn't Even That Funny. The album was promoted with the single "Stand On Your Seat" (2005).{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10486543-Chris-Glover-Hell-Isnt-Even-That-Funny- | title=Chris Glover - Hell Isn't Even That Funny | website=Discogs }}{{Cite web |last=BrooklynVegan Staff |date=March 20, 2005 |title="Chris Glover" @ Sin-e, NYC {{!}} Pics |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/chris-glover-si/ |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=BrooklynVegan}} The album went unreleased because "[The record label] didn't really seem to know what to do with it so I just waited... and then finally said I'm gonna just do something else... and I started doing Penguin Prison shortly after that.".

As Penguin Prison, he started remixing with the Jamiroquai song "White Knuckle Ride", the Faithless song "Feel Me", the Goldfrapp song "Rocket", and the Marina and the Diamonds song "I Am Not a Robot". These remixes, among others, led into the release of his self titled album Penguin Prison on October 11, 2011 through Downtown Records to positive reviews."[https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/w6zb Penguin Prison Review BBC MUSIC]", BBC Music. Retrieved 22 June 2012. After this, he continued remixing songs, and created two songs for the soundtrack of the web series "Dirty Work".{{Citation |title=Dirty Work Soundtrack (Music from the Original Series) - EP by Various Artists on Apple Music |date=2012-05-15 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-work-soundtrack-music-from-the-original-series-ep/560318627 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}

In 2014, Glover collaborated with other artists such as RAC and Viceroy, and made covers of "All Night Long" by Lionel Ritchie and "Hang On To Your Love" by Sade.{{Citation |title=All Night Long (Lionel Richie Cover) |url=https://soundcloud.com/penguin-prison/all-night-long |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Hang On To Your Love (Sade Cover) |url=https://soundcloud.com/penguin-prison/sade-hang-on-to-your-love |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en}} On May 5, 2015 he released his sophomore album "Lost In New York"

Glover continued making remixes, and released the Turn It Up EP on February 9, 2018. On May 10, 2019, he released "The Heat". On October 9, 2020, he released "Better", a song about the COVID-19 pandemic. Glover stated on his Instagram "This has been a very difficult year for a lot of people - a global pandemic, social injustice, climate change and countless other troubling developments. I wanted to make a song about rising above it all".{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIaN4vFlYL/?hl=en |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.instagram.com}} On February 12, 2021, he released "All Your Love". He explained the meaning of the song on his Instagram, saying "This song is my version of a ballad and a dedication to my wife - an acknowledgement put into record. The past year has brought on a lot of feelings for everyone. For me, a renewed sense of gratitude for the people closest to me."{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CLNBcnqlupU/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=www.instagram.com}} On February 23, 2024, he released a remix of "The Worst" by The Sometimes Island.{{Citation |title=The Worst (Penguin Prison Remix) - Single by The Sometimes Island on Apple Music |date=2024-02-23 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-worst-penguin-prison-remix-single/1730782160 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}

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• ...Or Both (2001){{Citation |title=...Or Both |date=2002-01-01 |url=https://myspace.com/smartestpeopleatbard/music/album/...or-both-15329387 |access-date=2024-08-01}}

Studio albums

• Hell Isn't Even That Funny (2005)

Singles

Stand On Your Seat (2005)

;Studio albums

• Penguin Prison (October 18, 2011){{Citation |title=Penguin Prison by Penguin Prison on Apple Music |date=2011-11-21 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/penguin-prison/671834588 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}
• Lost in New York (May 5, 2015){{Citation |title=Lost In New York by Penguin Prison on Apple Music |date=2015-05-04 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lost-in-new-york/1683462523 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}

;Extended Plays

;* Calling Out Remixes EP (December 15, 2014){{Citation |title=Calling Out Remixes - EP by Penguin Prison on Apple Music |date=2014-12-15 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/calling-out-remixes-ep/1683377697 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}

;* Turn It Up EP (February 19, 2018){{Citation |title=Turn It Up - EP by Penguin Prison on Apple Music |date=2018-02-09 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/turn-it-up-ep/1532307886 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}

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;Singles

• Calling Out (October 14, 2014)
• Never Gets Old (February 10, 2015)
• The Heat (May 10, 2019){{Citation |title=The Heat - Single by Penguin Prison on Apple Music |date=2019-05-10 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-heat-single/1532106774 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}
• Better (October 9, 2020){{Citation |title=Better - Single by Penguin Prison on Apple Music |date=2020-10-09 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-single/1533128884 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}
• All Your Love (February 12, 2021){{Citation |title=All Your Love - Single by Penguin Prison on Apple Music |date=2021-02-12 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-your-love-single/1549537429 |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en-US}}

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|http://www.penguinprison.com}}
• {{SoundCloud}}
• [https://www.youtube.com/channel/@PenguinPrison Penguin Prison] on YouTube
• [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5VsOThWOagH8C8gCvIy13k Penguin Prison] on Spotify
• [https://music.apple.com/us/artist/penguin-prison/312343172 Penguin Prison] on Apple Music
• [https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/372633 Penguin Prison] on Deezer

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Category:2008 establishments in New York City

Category:Remixers

Category:Downtown Records artists