“I have a feeling that Simon Spire will be part
of the end of the year discussion for 2012, as well as this song (“Liberate
Your Love”) claiming a spot among one of my favorites for this year.”
-Critiqulous
New Zealand’s best kept secret since Flight of the
Conchords has finally landed in America. Taking a page out of the prolific
singer-songwriter book along the lines of Ryan Adams, Pete Yorn, Ben Kweller
and Sufjan Stevens, SIMON SPIRE is an artist you can add to your list of
musical obsessions.
A sensation in his homeland, SIMON SPIRE, is here to win
you over. He calls himself a New Yorklander, having been drawn to New
York to record his upcoming album, Four-Letter Words.Spire’s
lyrically-driven songs come to life amid buoyant and colorful textures,
investigating both individual and collective transformation and exploring the
boundaries of identity and human potential. He’s a singer-songwriter for a new
generation that also transcends to the older.
Now the moment you have been waiting for is finally here,
as Spire is closing out 2011 with the highly anticipated EP entitled No
Solid Ground. Five selections of beautifully crafted songs fill the
album, laying the groundwork for the full length album to come. Simon’s
voice is flawless and powerful. The enthusiastic guitars and beats blend to
establish the perfect mix of indie and pop, while still creating a sound all of
its own that will appeal to the mainstream masses. An accomplished songwriter
whose songs have been recognized by songwriting awards and have charted in the
Top 20 and Top 40 in New Zealand, Simon has just won First Prize in the
Rock/Alternative category for the 2011 USA Songwriting Competition with his
track, A Four-Letter Word, off of the forthcoming 2012 full
length.
From the catchy “Knocking On An Open Door,” to the
gorgeous piece, “The Blue Pill,” which will surely bring a tear to your eye,
every song stands out in its own special way on No Solid Ground.
Simon Spire is ready to pull on your heartstrings and capture your ears with
this breakout EP. Give a listen to an artist that will have everyone
talking in 2012.
www.SimonSpire.com
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