Sean Panting is a St. John’s singer-songwriter renowned for his razor sharp lyrics, unique guitar playing, hilarious storytelling, and brilliant three minute songs about a vast array of topics including, but not limited to Rock and Roll, Sandwiches, Washer-Dryers, Love, Power Outages, William Hurt, Vampires, Springtime, Car Trouble and Revenge.

His first two solo albums - Lotus Land (2000) and Pop Disaster (2002) - were both MIANL award winners, and in 2005 he doubled his output with his rock and roll opus, Receiver, and the all-acoustic Victrola. All this while holding down a regular gig on the CBC as the St. John’s morning show’s resident political satirist and “investigative troubadour”.

His shows alongside the likes of Billy Bragg, Ron Sexsmith, Daniel Lanois and The Rheostatics have earned him well deserved praise, and his sizeable catalog of albums recorded with various bands (including Kelly Russell & The Planks, Drive, and the Panting Brothers) showcase an artist with a wide and diverse musical arsenal at his disposal.

"This Guy can wail."
- Ottawa Xpress

“It is difficult to name another Newfoundland artist who matches Sean Panting’s work ethic and sheer range of abilities…Victrola and Receiver are the best Newfoundland albums of 2006 in any genre.”
- The Centre for Newfoundland Studies Journal

"Need a gem of a pop song? Give Sean Panting 24 hours."
- The Newfoundland Herald

"A constant is the strength, suppleness and all around variety of Panting's songwriting…wonderfully wicked and always thought provoking."
- The Telegram

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