Alden Penner
Alden Penner (born 12 January 1983) is a Canadian musician and producer best known for his work with The Unicorns, Clues and for his solo output.
Career
The Unicorns (2000-05)
In December 2000 Penner formed The Unicorns with Nicholas Thorburn in Campbell River, British Columbia. The duo's first release was a limited edition CD entitled Unicorns Are People Too on their own label, Caterpillars of the Community. This was shortly followed by their début LP Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?, released by Alien 8 in North America and Rough Trade in the UK. With the addition of drummer Jamie Thompson the band embarked on a hectic tour of North America, Europe and Australia throughout 2003/04 before announcing their split in January 2005.
Solo work and Clues (2005-10)
Penner's first release as a solo musician was a limited-edition 7" entitled The Ghost of Creaky Crater. The single was recorded in Melbourne whilst the Unicorns were on tour and released by the label Art School Dropout in 2005. Penner reissued the single on his own Montreal-based label Take This Hammer in 2006, soon followed by a split 7" with Brendan Reed (formerly of Arcade Fire) entitled Surface To Air Missive / I Love What U Did. Penner and Reed then formed Clues, playing their first show at the Pop Montreal festival in October 2007. Clues' self-titled debut album was released on May 19, 2009 by Constellation Records, and toured across North America and Europe throughout 2009. The band have been on "indefinite hiatus" since 2010.
Podcasts:
Alden Penner
ALBUMS
- Exegesis released: 2014
