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Already a fixture at local venues in his hometown of Chatham, Kid Harpoon (also known as Tom Hull) first emerged on the London live music scene in early 2006 as a resident singer-songwriter at Nambucca. His first single, "The River, The Ocean, The Pearl" was released by independent label Brikabrak in 2006, earning a following from tastemakers NME and Drowned in Sound. Two EPs followed, The First EP, in October 2007, and The Second EP in February 2008.
Upon signing to label Young Turks, Kid Harpoon's debut album Once was released in September 2009. The album was recorded in Los Angeles by producer Trevor Horn.
Later, Kid Harpoon focused more on songwriting and worked with an array of artists. He co-wrote "Shake It Out", "Never Let Me Go", and "Leave My Body" on the Florence + the Machine album Ceremonials with Paul Epworth and Florence Welch. He also co-wrote Calvin Harris' number one single Sweet Nothing with Florence Welch and Harris. Kid Harpoon co-wrote and produced Harry Styles' 2022 album, Harry's House, including the number one single, "As It Was". He co-produced Miley Cyrus' 2023 single "Flowers", which reached number one as well. Additional writing credits include "The Devil in Me" for Jamie N Commons and three songs on Jessie Ware's debut album Devotion, songs for Maggie Rogers, Shakira, Years & Years, Shawn Mendes, Lykke Li and many more.
In 2012, Kid Harpoon received an Ivor Novello nomination for Florence + the Machine's "Shake It Out".
Works with AURORA[]
Songs co-written by Kid Harpoon[]
- "Home"
Trivia[]
- For a live session, Aurora covered "Golden", a song co-written by Tom.