Penguin Prison

Penguin Prison
Penguin Prison in October 2010
Background information
OriginNew York City, New York, U.S.
GenresSynthpop, dance-pop, indietronica, Disco
Years active1999–present
LabelDowntown
Members
  • Chris Glover
  • Andrew Pertes (on tour)
  • Ben Grubin (on tour)
  • David Gross (on tour)
Past members
  • Ernesto Karolys (on tour)
Websitepenguinprison.com

Penguin Prison (born 1983) is an electropop project composed solely of New York City singer, musician, producer and remixer Chris Glover.[1] His stage name comes from a freestyle rap he created with his friend about George W. Bush when they started saying "He's a penguin vision, he went to the penguin prison, and assumed a penguin position".[2] Penguin Prison is known a solo act, but his original songs are often created with the help of other musicians.[3][4] He has a band for live shows and tours consisting of Andrew Pertes, David Gross, Ben Grubin (of the band Hockey), and formerly Ernesto Karolys.[5]

Life and career

Early life

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. Glover's favorite artists growing up were Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams. 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.[1] While a teen, he performed at CBGB's with his punk band The Museum.

1999-2008: Career beginnings and first album

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".[1][6] 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[7]. The album was promoted with the single "Stand On Your Seat" (2005).[7][8] 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.".[2]

2009-2014: Penguin Prison

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.[9] After this, he continued remixing songs, and created two songs for the soundtrack of the web series "Dirty Work".[10]

2014-2016: Lost In New York

In 2014, Glover collaborated with other artists such as RAC and Viceroy, and made covers of "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie and "Hang On to Your Love" by Sade.[11][12] On May 5, 2015 he released his sophomore album "Lost In New York".

2017-Present: Turn It Up EP and singles

Glover continued making remixes, and released the Turn It Up EP on February 9, 2018.[13] On May 10, 2019, he released "The Heat".[14] On October 9, 2020, he released "Better",[15] 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".[16] On February 12, 2021, he released "All Your Love".[17] 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."[18] On February 23, 2024, he released a remix of "The Worst" by The Sometimes Island.[19]

Discography

With Smartest People at Bard

EPs
Title Details Track Listing
Welcome To The CD[20]
  • Release Date: 1999
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital
List
  • 1. "Uh Oh"
  • 2. "Dancing And Romancing"
  • 3. "Don't Fuck With Me Baby"
  • 4. "Car Crash Girl Die"
...Or Both[21]
  • Release Date: 2001
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital
List
  • 1. "Holla At Me Now"
  • 2. "Playadate"
  • 3. "____________"
  • 4. "Baby Cakes"
  • 5. "This Crazy Game"
  • 6. "Tao Te Bling"

As "Chris Glover"

Studio Albums and EPs
Title Details
Hell Isn't Even That Funny[7]
  • Release Date: 2005
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital
Stand On Your Seat EP[22]
  • Release Date: March 22, 2005
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
Singles
Title Details
Go To Church[23]
  • Release Date: September 12, 2025
  • Label: Act Normal Music
  • Formats: Digital download
You're My Baby (But I Ain't Gonna Burp You)[24]
  • Release Date: September 26, 2025
  • Label: Act Normal Music
  • Formats: Digital download

As Penguin Prison

Studio Albums
Title Details
Penguin Prison[25]
  • Release Date: October 18, 2011
  • Label: Downtown Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl, Digital download
Lost In New York[26]
  • Release Date: May 5, 2015
  • Label: Downtown Records
  • Formats: Vinyl, Digital download
Extended Plays
Title Details
Golden Train Remixes[27]
  • Release Date: November 1, 2010
  • Label: Stranger Records Ltd.
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
Multi-Millionaire Remixes[28]
  • Release Date: June 8, 2011
  • Label: Stranger Records Ltd.
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
Fair Warning Remixes[29]
  • Release Date: August 29, 2011
  • Label: Stranger Records Ltd.
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
Don't Fuck With My Money Remixes[30]
  • Release Date: January 24, 2012
  • Label: Downtown Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Calling Out Remixes[31]
  • Release Date: December 15, 2014
  • Label: Downtown Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Turn It Up[13]
  • Release Date: February 19, 2018
  • Label: Act Normal Music
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
Singles
Title Details
Calling Out
  • Release Date: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Downtown Records
  • Formats: Digital download
Never Gets Old
  • Release Date: February 10, 2015
  • Label: Downtown Records
  • Formats: Digital download
The Heat[14]
  • Release Date: May 10, 2019
  • Label: Act Normal Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Better[15]
  • Release Date: October 9, 2020
  • Label: Act Normal Music
  • Formats: Digital download
All Your Love[17]
  • Release Date: February 12, 2021
  • Label: Act Normal Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Remixes
Title Year Artist(s)
I Am Not A Robot[32] 2009 Marina and the Diamonds
Hurtful[33] Erik Hassle
Rocket[34] 2010 Goldfrapp
Fingers of Steel[35] Sebastien Tellier
Resurrection[36] The Temper Trap
Little Secrets[37] Passion Pit
White Knuckle Ride[38] Jamiroquai
Get Outta My Way[39] Kylie Minogue
Zombie[40] Natalia Kills
Feel Me[41] Faithless
Settle Down[42] Kimbra
Remedy[43] 2011 Vinnie Who
Talk Talk Talk[44] Darren Hayes
Little White Doves[45] Dirty Vegas
Starry Eyed[46] Ellie Goulding
True Romance[47] Golden Silvers
Bang Bang[48] Mani
It's Time[49] 2012 Imagine Dragons
Paddling Out[50] Miike Snow
Blue Velvet[51] Lana Del Rey
She Gets Down On Her Knees[52] Yoko Ono
Blue Jeans[53] Lana Del Rey
My Mind[54] 2013 Hockey
Change[55] Churchill
Too Young[56] Ghost Beach
Dark Again[57] Gold Fields
Love Somebody[58] Maroon 5
Stars[59] Youngblood Hawke
Weekend[60] 2014 Verite
Blast[61] 2015 Allan Kingdom
Molecules[62] Atlas Genius
Legs[63] Chuck Inglish
Love Me Badder[64] Elliphant
Head Up High[65] Oh Land
Too Much To Handle[66] Great Good Fine Ok
Us[67] 2016 Kaskade & CID
Bridges[68] Broods
I Wish[69] The Knocks
I Am My Only Love[70] Baby Raptors
Big Girls Cry[71] Sia
As Long As I Can See[72] 2017 Broke Royals
Junkie[73] Freedom Fry
Waiting On The Summer[74] VHS Collection
Cellophane[75] 2018 Soren Bryce
Electric Touch[76] 2019 A R I Z O N A
Electric[77] CLARA-NOVA
Stripes + Squares[78] Julietta
Down Low[79] Lyrah
So Many Ways[80] Monogem
Preach[81] 2020 Saint Motel
Together Lonely[82] Tim Atlas
The World We Were Born Into No Longer Exists[83] 2021 Dotlights
I'm Alright[84] LEADR
Aslan[85] 2022 Kyle McEvoy & Sunshine Recorder
The Worst[86] 2024 The Sometimes Island

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  52. ^ ONO - She Gets Down On Her Knees (2012 Remix) Penguin Prison Remix, retrieved 2026-02-08
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  81. ^ Preach (Penguin Prison Remix) - Single by Saint Motel on Apple Music, 2020-10-16, retrieved 2026-02-08
  82. ^ Together Lonely (Penguin Prison Remix) by Tim Atlas & cehryl on Apple Music, 2020-05-07, retrieved 2026-02-08
  83. ^ The World We Were Born in No Longer Exists (Penguin Prison Remix) - Single by Dotlights & Penguin Prison on Apple Music, 2021-08-13, retrieved 2026-02-08
  84. ^ I'm Alright (Penguin Prison Remix) - Single by LEADR on Apple Music, 2021-10-20, retrieved 2026-02-08
  85. ^ Aslan (Penguin Prison Remix) - Single by Kyle McEvoy & Sunshine Recorder on Apple Music, 2022-12-02, retrieved 2026-02-08
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