If you follow music blogs closely, you’ll probably have heard this tune. That’s because a) it’s released through Neon Gold Records and b) it’s frickin’ awesome.
I had left it for a bit but I heard it again while Aoife was researching her radio show Right Click Radio (2XM Wednesdays at 5pm, Friday at Noon – listen here) and it’s been on my playlist since. Let’s ignore that another tune on his Myspace ( ‘Animal Animal’ sounds like a corny Caribbean cod-reggae tune with the lyrics “I wish Mike Tyson was my friend”), ‘A Funny Thing’ is a great headphones song with a perky taut rhythm and a poppy chorus. The definitive tune from this lone New Yorker right now.
MP3: Penguin Prison – A Funny Thing
You can buy the 7″ from Pure Groove internationally and for US peeps via the Neon Gold Shop.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
Yeah neon gold really can’t put a foot wrong in my eyes these days – constantly releasing solid stuff.
Agree on the Animal Animal song – altho i’m quite liking The Sound Of Arrows Remix of it (bar the Mike Tyson line!)
Love this and, again, wasn’t that keen on ‘Animal Animal’, despite Neon Gold’s insistence that it was the second coming.
The Monarchy remix of ‘A Funny Thing’ is sharp too.
Yes, Monarchy!
Will probably do something on them too!