SIMON KENT RELEASES NEW ALBUM, “IN ANOTHER LIFE”,6 MAR 2017

Simon Kent releases his new album, “In Another Life”,on 6 March 2017 via the independent ReprinT Recordslabel. The album follows hot on the heels of the success of his single, “Never Stop Believing”, which scooped airplay on Janice long’s Radio 2 show, Stateside, and across more than 40 UK radio stations; as well as Simon recently sharing the stage with the likes of Nell Bryden, Emma Stevens and Blair Dunlop. Now, for a new year, Simon Kent launches an epic new album proving that this artist means serious business on the UK music scene.

Born in the costal city of Portsmouth, Simon Kent has already garnered much admiration from the British music press with Logo Magazine saying, “His songs are genuinely massive” and Playing Out Loud UK telling us to, “Look out for the next big thing from the city that gave us Joe Jackson”. And Simon’s forthcoming album, “In Another Life” definitely doesn’t disappoint.

The album was written andproduced by Simon, and engineered at Aubitt Studios by Rob Aubrey, who has won awards for his work with Big Big Train. Three of the tracks on the album were mixed by Soren Andersen, producer for Jack Savoretti and Nell Bryden. Recorded over a three year period, the album is a diverse collection of heartfelt tracks traversing a spectrum of topics from mainstream love (“Hold On”) and heartbreak (“We Say Goodbye”) through to themes such as the celebration of life (“We Are Alive”), fighting against aversion (“Never Stop Believing”), a friend’s fight against alcoholism (“Playing With Fire”), and nostalgia (“In Another Life” & “Dreams And Memories”).

The resulting songs are emotional, atmospheric and melodic, summed up by the album’s anthemic lead track, “We Are Alive”. “The song is about that golden time in your life when you leave school, and you have the whole world in front of you, and you feel like nothing can stop you. Just tapping into that amazing spirit that can be gone too soon”.

Whereas Simon used session musicians on his previous album, this time the recordings almost exclusively feature his regular live band. “I really wanted to create a sense of continuity with this album that extended beyond the vocals that I contributed. It seemed an obvious choice to employ the live band as far as possible to achieve that, and I restricted myself to recording just the vocals and keyboards myself on most of the songs. The album is a big departure from the last and is very much a pop album with big songs.”.

Inspired and brimming with emotional wisdom – the new album from Simon Kent is a melodic storybook that is a pop masterpiece. Having already drawn comparisons with 80s artists like Japan, Tears For Fears and The Cure, as well as contemporary artists such as Empire Of The Suns and MGMT, “In Another Life”is sure to make an indelible stamp on the UK scene – welcome back Simon Kent.

The album “In Another Life” is released on 6 March 2017. “We Are Alive” is set for release as a single in February 2017.

Simon will be playing live throughout 2017 to promote the album.

CONFIRMED LIVE TOUR DATES

Thu 1 December 2016 – Talking Heads, Southampton, supporting China Crisis
Thu 2 March 2017 – Dublin Castle, Camden
Friday 10 March 2017 – Edge of the Wedge, Portsmouth

“Echoes of Japan and Tears For Fears meet the modern day space dance of Empire Of The Sun”

“Blistering pop with a reverential nod to the 80s”

“Look out for the next big thing from the city that gave us Joe Jackson”

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