SITTING TARGET MUSIC

Edited excerpts from the currently available 

PENGUIN PARTY album

"See Thru Songs"

plus the 2 exclusive tracks available on

"the Germinal Disc"     

…intelligent left-field pop …compares very favourably to the work of The Montgolfier Brothers…highly tuneful and charming, with just the right air of quirkiness to rank it as one of the better nostalgically-flavoured records of recent times… Leonard's Lair 

…cool, engaging release…it’s a distinctively British take on pop craftsmanship... Notlame.com

…very catchy, very charming…The vocal interplay throughout recalls the Difford/Tillbrook dynamic of Squeeze.  EXCELLENT!!!...Koolkatmusik.com

…very English nostalgic music hall pop…a charming set of pop that will sit well with ye merry anglophile power pop fans…Powerpopaholic.com

…unmistakable ‘out-of-its-time’ production… Songwriter Dave Milligan (of Arco fame) leads us through a collection of sticky hooks, quirky arrangements and choruses that insist on taking up residence…(you’ll be singing these songs in the shower)…sun-drenched drives in the country, with the windows down, will be enhanced. Leicesterbangs.com

With a decidedly British flair, Penguin Party prove they can play stylistic pop-rock …varied influences and genre-hopping arrangements…Delusions Of Adequacy

cooler than a real penguin’s party....more quintessentially British than fish and chips, red phone boxes, or six pints of bitter on a wet Saturday night down the pub...quirky and individualistic, it is also engagingly charming...Dave Milligan taps into a rich heritage of British pop to produce a memorably tuneful, instantly absorbing, collection of See Thru Songs...literally reels you in...lurking within the album are cleverly constructed lyrics about all manner of human experiences...blogcritics
 

Warning. Just like all well written pop you will find yourself singing these songs at highly inappropriate moments...examiner.com

...packed full of typically British pop charm...quirky but stylish...classic observational pop..vocal acrobatics...beautifully and sensitively crafted...poetic lyrics...can be thought provoking and evocative as much as it can be childlike and coy...a strange but nicely rewarding album...toxicpete.com

Dave Milligan - vocals, guitars, basses, drums, keys, etc,etc 

Also featured:

Gareth Hall - Bass, Guitar, Beats and Drones on USofG. Bass on Someone Else's Turn

Tudor Davies - Hammond and Moog on Someone Else's Turn

Chris Healey - Harmonica on She Smells

Danny Scott - treated Acoustic Guitar on Beaten, Black & Blue

Matt Tassell - Acoustic guitar on She Smells

Maddie Milligan - Backing vocals on Goin' Back To Grandma's

All songs written and produced by Dave Milligan

except Lullaby which was written by Chris Healey: Beaten, Black & Blue which was written by Danny Scott: and United State of Grace which was written by Dave Milligan & Gareth Hall

Thanks to:

Vanessa for love and support

Jake Milligan for making me raise my game

Maddie Milligan for actually liking the songs and knowing the words

Jean & Arthur Milligan for encouragement and freedom

Chris Healey (the greatest songwriter of his generation) for painfully constructive criticism and boundless musical and technical knowledge

Robin Jennings (The Norton Sisters) & Andy Boulanger for early opportunities, Paul Milligan (Skint / The Heaters) for inspiring me to play in the first place, Steevi Bacon, Tim Steward & Chris Price (Plug-In-Drug), Mole, Andy Low (Thanks for the 4040) & Carl Roper (first band), Monroe, Dave McGrath, Alan Kenning, Alan Reed (for the drunken props), Gareth Hall (ditto), Ian Turner & Danny Scott (Heads Full Of Noise / Introversion) songwriting geniuses, Annie Gardiner (for beaming at me during my more abandoned guitar playing moments), The Late Great Wayne Barrett, Nick Healey, Graham Darnell, Tudor Davies, Tracy Lee Jackson (for getting behind Arco and really trying for us), Neil Alcock & Nicola Harrison for Kissy Suzuki and Sitting Target, all the Arco fans and everybody who came to Davestock

These songs have been a long time coming. Couldn't have done it without you lot.

Thanks for listening.

XXX