Penguin Party

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Member Since: 10/3/2005
Band Website: reverbnation.com/penguinparty
Band Members: Dave Milligan - vocals, guitars, basses, drums, keys, etc,etcAlso featured: Gareth Hall - Bass, Guitar, Beats and Drones on USofG. Bass on Someone Else's Turn Tudor Davies - Hammond and Moog on Someone Else's Turn Chris Healey - Harmonica on She Smells Danny Scott - treated Acoustic Guitar on Beaten, Black & Blue Matt Tassell - Acoustic guitar on She Smells Maddie Milligan - Backing vocals on Goin' Back To Grandma'sAll songs written and produced by Dave Milligan except Lullaby which was written by Chris Healey: Beaten, Black & Blue which was written by Danny Scott: and United State of Grace which was written by Dave Milligan & Gareth HallThanks to: Vanessa for love and support Jake Milligan for making me raise my game Maddie Milligan for actually liking the songs and knowing the words Jean & Arthur Milligan for encouragement and freedom Chris Healey (the greatest songwriter of his generation) for painfully constructive criticism and boundless musical and technical knowledge Robin Jennings (The Norton Sisters) & Andy Boulanger for early opportunities, Paul Milligan (Skint / The Heaters) for inspiring me to play in the first place, Steevi Bacon, Tim Steward & Chris Price (Plug-In-Drug), Mole, Andy Low (Thanks for the 4040) & Carl Roper (first band), Monroe, Dave McGrath, Alan Kenning, Alan Reed (for the drunken props), Gareth Hall (ditto), Ian Turner & Danny Scott (Heads Full Of Noise / Introversion) songwriting geniuses, Annie Gardiner (for beaming at me during my more abandoned guitar playing moments), The Late Great Wayne Barrett, Nick Healey, Graham Darnell, Tudor Davies, Tracy Lee Jackson (for getting behind Arco and really trying for us), Neil Alcock & Nicola Harrison for Kissy Suzuki and Sitting Target, all the Arco fans and everybody who came to DavestockThese songs have been a long time coming. Couldn't have done it without you lot. Thanks for listening.XXX
Influences: beck,thomas dolby,fun boy three,amy winehouse,apples in stereo,b-52s,basement jaxx,beloved,beta band,big audio dynamite,b.a.d.,billy bragg,blondie,blur,bob mould,sugar,husker du,breeders,brendan benson,brian wilson,buzzcocks,carpenters,chemical brothers,the clash,cornershop,crowded house,dandy warhols,dave clark five,david byrne,xtc,talking heads,slade,death cab for cutie,decemberists,depeche mode,deus,doobie brothers,doves,dreadzone,dubstar,eels,elastica,moloko,electr ic six,elliot smith,elvis costello,electronic,erin mckeown,the faces,family cat,feeder,the feeling,franz ferdinand,gastr del sol,geneva,george harrison,paul mccartney,beatles,gomez,graham coxon,grandaddy,the happiness factor,the hives,hyoka,jah wobble,pil,the jam,james taylor,jellyfish,jesus jones,joan osbourne,joe strummer,john frusciante,john otway,jonathan richman and the modern lovers,joy division,new order,julian cope,kaiser chiefs,kings of leon,kinks,the la's,lambchop,levellers,the lilac time,lily allen,low,arco,tram,lush,the magic numbers,marc bolan,mc honky,mc5,mercury rev,the milk and honey band,the monkees,morphine,morrissey,motocompo,mud,new york dolls,nitzer ebb,orange juice,the ordinary boys,orson,peter sellers,pixies,the police,the polyphonic spree,pop will eat itself,prince,the prodigy,queen,racey,radiohead,the ramones,the real tuesday weld,red hot chilli peppers,robbie williams,robyn hitchcock,rockingbirds,ron sexsmith,ronettes,ronnie lane's slim chance,salim nourallah,nourallah brothers,scritti politti,senpai,sex pistols,pete shelley,sin ropas,sleeper,the smiths,the soft boys,sophie ellis bextor,space,sparks,specials,spongetones,squeeze,stephen duffy,the streets,the strokes,suede,supergrass,sweet,syd barrett,talk talk,teardrop explodes,tears for fears,teenage fanclub,television,the the,they might be giants,thomas dolby,timonium,traffic,transvision vamp,travelling willburys,travis,trembling blue stars,undertones,wannadies,wedding present,weezer,whale,the who,wizzard,yo la tengo,10cc,76 charger
Sounds Like: beck,thomas dolby,fun boy three,amy winehouse,apples in stereo,b-52s,basement jaxx,beloved,beta band,big audio dynamite,b.a.d.,billy bragg,blondie,blur,bob mould,sugar,husker du,breeders,brendan benson,brian wilson,buzzcocks,carpenters,chemical brothers,the clash,cornershop,crowded house,dandy warhols,dave clark five,david byrne,xtc,talking heads,slade,death cab for cutie,decemberists,depeche mode,deus,doobie brothers,doves,dreadzone,dubstar,eels,elastica,moloko,electr ic six,elliot smith,elvis costello,electronic,erin mckeown,the faces,family cat,feeder,the feeling,franz ferdinand,gastr del sol,geneva,george harrison,paul mccartney,beatles,gomez,graham coxon,grandaddy,the happiness factor,the hives,hyoka,jah wobble,pil,the jam,james taylor,jellyfish,jesus jones,joan osbourne,joe strummer,john frusciante,john otway,jonathan richman and the modern lovers,joy division,new order,julian cope,kaiser chiefs,kings of leon,kinks,the la's,lambchop,levellers,the lilac time,lily allen,low,arco,tram,lush,the magic numbers,marc bolan,mc honky,mc5,mercury rev,the milk and honey band,the monkees,morphine,morrissey,motocompo,mud,new york dolls,nitzer ebb,orange juice,the ordinary boys,orson,peter sellers,pixies,the police,the polyphonic spree,pop will eat itself,prince,the prodigy,queen,racey,radiohead,the ramones,the real tuesday weld,red hot chilli peppers,robbie williams,robyn hitchcock,rockingbirds,ron sexsmith,ronettes,ronnie lane's slim chance,salim nourallah,nourallah brothers,scritti politti,senpai,sex pistols,pete shelley,sin ropas,sleeper,the smiths,the soft boys,sophie ellis bextor,space,sparks,specials,spongetones,squeeze,stephen duffy,the streets,the strokes,suede,supergrass,sweet,syd barrett,talk talk,teardrop explodes,tears for fears,teenage fanclub,television,the the,they might be giants,thomas dolby,timonium,traffic,transvision vamp,travelling willburys,travis,trembling blue stars,undertones,wannadies,wedding present,weezer,whale,the who,wizzard,yo la tengo,10cc,76 charger
Record Label: Sitting Target: www.sittingtarget.net
Type of Label: Indie