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SCRATCHY 070LP
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Following The Moon is essentially a solo album -- with a lot of help. It was recorded at Bark Studios in Walthamstow by Brian O'Shaughnessy (Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Beth Orton), who had worked with Simon Berridge on the last two Bromide albums. The album features drummer Fells Guilherme (Children of The Pope), bassist Ed "Cosmo" Wright, multi-instrumentalists Dave Hale, Dimitri Ntontis and Stephen Elwell, as well as folk-pop chanteuse Katy Carr on piano and Terry Edwards (Nick Cave, Tom Waits, P.J. Harvey) on trumpet. Scottish singer Julie Anne McCambridge joins Simon on the closing track, the William Blake penned "Earth's Answer". This is Berridge's first output since Bromide's Ancient Rome and I'll Never Learn singles, both released in 2020. Their most recent album I Woke Up (SCRATCHY 050CD/LP), with singles Magic Coins and Two Song Slot, was met with popular acclaim, receiving positive reviews and airplay in dozens of countries. Influenced equally by The Beatles, Neil Young, Mark Eitzel, and Bob Mould, Simon Berridge creates ultra-catchy, jangly acoustic pop/electric rock. Album track "The Skehans Song" pays homage to the club and features the Easycome Choir with Andy Hankdog, Scarlett Woolfe, and Vincent Davies.
"A febrile soul who can do pop in many voices" --Melody Maker.
"Simon Berridge's voice is as strong as ever, with the songwriter only gaining in sound and fury" --Clash Magazine.
"This is catchy, upbeat, well-structured and impeccably delivered -- with a winner of a debut release, Simon Bromide has our attention!" --The Spill Magazine.
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