The second Privilege EP, subtitled The Past, Imperfect, was released on September 21, 2010. Privilege (Abridged), was released on February 14, 2013, containing 12 tracks taken from the five Privilege EPs. Through this period, the Entanglements lineup slowly fractured until only Pennington remained, backed on tour by Amber Smith and Paul Alcott for the final two releases until 2013, when the project became dormant. Breakup On June 19, 2017, Pennington announced his new project, Comedienne, which includes Deerhoof's Greg Saunier and longtime collaborator Jherek Bischoff. The announcement came alongside news that Parenthetical Girls is officially defunct. As of 2019, Pennington is engaged in a project, entitled Popular Music, alongside Prudence Rees-Lee. They released their first album, a collection of covers from pop culture called Popular Music Plays in Darkness, on November 20, 2020. Discography Albums 2004 (((GRRRLS))) 2006 Safe as Houses 2008 Entanglements 2013 Privilege (Abridged) Singles and EPs 2004 Christmas with Parenthetical Girls EP 2006 Twenty Bees 7" 2006 A Parenthetical Girls Family Christmas EP 2007 Parenthetical Girls/The Dead Science split 7-inch|Parenthetical Girls/Dead Science 7" split 2007 Addendum (Safe as Houses European bonus EP) 2008 A David Horvitz Picture Disc with Parenthetical Girls 2008 A Song for Ellie Greenwich 2009 The Scottish Play: Wherein the Group Parenthetical Girls Pay Well-intentioned (If Occasionally Misguided) Tribute to the Works of Ivor Cutler (Mini-Album) 2009 Morrissey/The Smiths 7" split (with Xiu Xiu) 2009 "The Christmas Creep" 2010 Tomlab Alphabet Singles Series Z 2010 Privilege, Pt. I: On Death & Endearments 2010 Privilege, Pt. II: The Past, Imperfect 2011 "Untanglements" (Entanglements Alternate Versions) 2011 Covers. (Rare Cover Versions) 2011 Privilege, Pt. III: Mend & Make Do 2011 Careful Who You Dance With (Remixes EP) 2011 Extra Life/Parenthetical Girls 12" split 2011 "Demos for the Dreaming" (Kate Bush Covers) 2011 Privilege, pt. IV: Sympathy For Spastics 2011 Parenthetical Girls Save Christmas 2012 Privilege, pt. V: Portrait of a Reputation 2012 Good Christian Men Rejoice, It's Parenthetical Girls Band members Final members Zac Pennington – vocals, guitars, glockenspiel, keyboards, other instruments Jherek Bischoff – percussion, drums, keyboards, production, arrangements Amber W. Smith – keyboards, backing vocals Paul Alcott – drums, keyboards, electronic percussion Former members Jeremy Cooper – multi-instrumentalist E. Scott Yates – unknown instruments, arrangements Sam Mickens – guitars, keyboards, percussion, electronics, backing vocals, arrangements Rebecca Carlisle-Healy – backing vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel Kitty Jenson – backing vocals Rachael Jenson – keyboards, glockenspiel, violin, backing