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Penelope Houston

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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock

Biography: Penelope Houston is one of the most shocking reincarnations from the original punk era. She was the lead singer of the San Francisco band the Avengers, one of the very first full-out American punk acts, opening for the Sex Pistols on the last show of their legendary U.S. tour. After the group broke up ...Read full biography

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Eighteen Stories Down

Released: 2003

Label: WEA GER

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Houston's 26-year career has, until recently, been at odds with prevailing trends. As the greatest female punk singer ever (and one of the best, period!), leading San Francisco's storming Avengers, she ...Read full review

Birdboys

Released: 1987

Label: Subterranean

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A moody, melodic debut that evokes the spirit of Nick Drake and Sandy Denny with its brooding images of loss. Mandolins, accordion, acoustic bass, and sparse percussion (usually tambourines and bells) ...Read full review

More Penelope Houston albums: Main Albums (9), Singles & EPs (1)

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