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Perhaps best known as the frontman of South London indie pop / power pop outfit Bromide or being the worst salesman in Cargo Records, Simon Bromide (aka Simon Berridge) has announced he will be releasing a solo album Following The Moon in late autumn via Scratchy Records with distribution by Cargo Records. Ahead of this, he presents the lead track The Waiting Room. Following The Moon is essentially a solo album with a lot of help. It was recorded at Bark Studios in Walthamstow by Brian OShaughnessy (Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Beth Orton), who had worked with 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, ) on trumpet. Scottish singer Julie Anne McCambridge joins Simon on the closing track, the William Blake penned Earths Answer. This is Berridges first output since Bromides Ancient Rome and Ill Never Learn singles, both released in 2020. Their most recent album I Woke Up, 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 Berridges voice is as strong as ever, with the songwriter only gaining in sound and fury ~ Clash Magazine
Romping, indie-pop blast ~ The Times
This is catchy, upbeat, well-structured and impeccably delivered with a winner of a debut release, Simon Bromide has our attention ~ The Spill Magazine
Memorable slices of acoustic whimsy ~ Q magazine
Berridge has an ear for a canny tune and a keen lyrical eye for detail Ray-Davies-meets-Lloyd-Cole crooning ~ The Big Issue.
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