Birth name Tom Hull Role Singer-songwriter Name Kid Harpoon | Instruments Vocals, guitar Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter | |
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Born 20 April 1982 (age 42)
Chatham, Medway, Kent ( 1982-04-20 ) Associated acts The Powers That Be, Florence and the Machine, Jessie Ware, Skrillex Albums Once, The Second E.P., The First E.P. Genres Folk music, Indie rock, Big beat Record labels Young Turks, XL Recordings Nominations Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Similar People Florence Welch, John Hill, Markus Dravs, Paul Epworth, Skrillex | ||
Lily allen recording session with kid harpoon behind the scenes
Kid Harpoon (born Tom Hull, 20 April 1982, Chatham, Kent, England) is an English singer-songwriter and musician.
Contents
- Lily allen recording session with kid harpoon behind the scenes
- Efix henri pfr i m going down feat florence welch kid harpoon
- Career
- Personal life
- LPs
- EPs
- Singles
- References
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Career
Already a fixture at local venues in his hometown of Chatham, Kid Harpoon first emerged on the London live music scene in early 2006 as a resident singer-songwriter at Nambucca. His first single, "The River, The Ocean, The Pearl" was released by independent label Brikabrak in 2006 to critical acclaim, earning an instant following from tastemakers NME and Drowned in Sound. Two EPs followed, The First EP, in October 2007, and The Second EP in February 2008.
Upon signing to influential indie label XL Recordings/Young Turks, Kid Harpoon's debut album Once was released in September 2009. The album was recorded in Los Angeles by Grammy winning producer Trevor Horn and received an 8/10 from NME.
Kid Harpoon has also worked with an array of artists. He co-wrote "Shake It Out", "Never Let Me Go", and "Leave My Body" on the Florence + the Machine album Ceremonials with Paul Epworth and Florence Welch. He also co-wrote Calvin Harris' number one single Sweet Nothing with Florence Welch and Harris. Additional writing credits include "The Devil in Me" for Jamie N Commons, and three songs on Jessie Ware's debut album Devotion including the single "Wildest Moments". He is currently producing/co-writing the debut Album for UK artist Carly Connor.
In 2012, Kid Harpoon received an Ivor Novello nomination for Florence + the Machine's "Shake It Out".
Personal life
On 15 May 2015, Hull married his long-time girlfriend Jenny Myles at Dairsie Castle in Scotland. The couple have a daughter together, Lullah June Hull, who was born on 19 July 2012 and a son, Fox William Hull who was born 17 March 2017.
LPs
Kid Harpoon – Once, Young Turks – 2009
- Stealing Cars
- Colours
- Back From Beyond
- Buried Alive
- Burnt Down House
- Flowers by the Shore
- Once
- Hold On
- Running Through Tunnels
- Death of a Rose
- Marianna
- Childish Dreaming
EPs
Kid Harpoon – The Second EP, Young Turks – 2008 (CD and vinyl)
- "Riverside" – 4:11
- "Fathers and Sons" – 3:04
- "Suicide Grandad?" – 3:16
- "Her Body Sways" – 3:15
- "In The Dark" – 3:11
- "Lay of the Land" – 3:42
Kid Harpoon – The First EP, Young Turks – 2007 (CD and vinyl)
- "Milkmaid" – 3:06
- "57" – 1:41
- "As It Always Was" – 2:40
- "Aeroplanes & Neon Lights" – 3:41
- "Small Town War" – 3:02
- "The Water" (demo) – 2:27
Singles
Kid Harpoon – The River, The Ocean, The Pearl, Brikabrak Records – 2006 (Limited CD and vinyl)
- "Riverside"
- "It's Time"