- published: 18 Mar 2014
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Kid Harpoon (born Tom Hull, 20 April 1982, Chatham, Kent, England) is an English singer-songwriter and musician.
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. Additional writing credits include "The Devil in Me" for Jamie N Commons, and two songs on the forthcoming Jessie Ware debut. He is currently producing/co-writing the debut EP for UK artist Carly Connor.
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper (born 2 May 1985), better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative. Allen abandoned school and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills. Afterwards, she created several demo songs and, near the end of 2005, she created a profile on MySpace where she made some of her recordings public.
A contract was signed with the label Regal Recordings, as the views on MySpace rose to tens of thousands. In 2006, she began to work on completing what would be her first studio album and its first mainstream single "Smile" reached the top position on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006. Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received on the international market, selling over 2.6 million copies and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She then began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three.
Skrillex - Fire Away with Kid Harpoon [AUDIO]
Kid Harpoon and Florence Welch - I'm Goin' Down (Bastian Le Bel Edit)
Kid Harpoon - Stealing Cars
EFIX & Henri Pfr - I'm Going Down (feat. Florence Welch & Kid Harpoon)
Florence & Kid Harpoon - Im Goin Down
Lily Allen - Recording Session with Kid Harpoon (Behind The Scenes)
Kid Harpoon - Riverside
'RIVERSIDE' KID HARPOON
Kid Harpoon - Late For The Devil
Florence Welch & Kid Harpoon - I'm Going Down (EFIX & Henri Pfr Remix)
Kid Harpoon - Colours [Album Version]
Kid Harpoon - Back From Beyond
Kid Harpoon - Late For The Devil (+ lyrics)
Kid Harpoon - 'Collecting Rain'