Prickley Pete
Original Release Date: 11/27/2039
One can imagine that Prickley Pete has had all sorts of offers: from playing private birthday parties to wild intergalactic travels beyond known stars and everywhere in between. The strangest of all, however, became the basis of his fifth album, Zoop!, named after the nervous tic he inherited from an ancestor when he was both happy and sad, surprised and afraid. A dusty letter had arrived for Prickley Pete in the mail asking him to join the sender, whose signature had been smeared, at his cliffside manor in the Crimson Crystal Galaxy. Prickley Pete was the friendly sort, so he took up the offer and arrived at what was essentially an abandoned mansion. Stained glass was cracked, banisters dusty with spiderwebs; the electricity was busted, and the drip-drip-drip of busted pipes gave way to mold and a peculiar smell. Determined to meet his fans, and thank them for the invitation, Prickley Pete stumbled upon a treasure trove of relics. His own family's relics. For, you see, Prickley Pete had never indeed known his parents, or his family for that matter, and the wealth of photographs, heirlooms, and journals was overwhelming. The cliff notes, pun intended, were that Prickley Pete's ancestors had taken refuge in their mansion after a terrible storm had all but vanquished the adorable town that lined the coast near the base of the crag. Here they waited for help, but none came, the house growing more and more cold and tiresome. Suddenly, the journal entries stopped, the photographs became empty, and there was nothing left. Zoop! ran the gamut between spine-tingling and joyous, punctuated with somber and solemn stretches of haunting keyboard melodies. It was the joy of finding his past and his fear of an unknown future. Would he, too, fade into the night? Or were his ancestors waiting for him to find them and restore their once proud home and the Prickley Pete lineage? Either way, the success of Zoop! cannot be understated. The funds acquired by its massive sales numbers allowed Prickley Pete to continue the hunt for his kind while still generating new beats. To this day, there have been no breaks in the case, and, at this point, all we can say is, "Zoop!"
Side A
Company! (At This Hour?)
You Know I Don't Read
Zoop!
What Did You Say Your Name Was?
Side B
Ask Me About Heirlooms
Stubby Legacy
Put The Candle Back
Seaside Vortex