Hope Is A Drug

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K. and Ireland next month playing a string of live shows up and down the country, in cities including Leeds, Norwich, Birmingham, Brighton and London, before wrapping up in Dublin at The Green Room on Sunday, May 29th. With intimate ballads such as ‘I See You’ and uptempo pop songs such as ‘Blameless’ and the upcoming ‘All The Best’, the album showcases an artist confidently pushing the boundaries of a remarkable 20 year career. Differing from his previous artistry of anything acoustic, he wanted to "make a more intimate sounding record" and "explore the different ranges of my voice, you know, get to do a bit more than falsetto stuff".

All tickets will remain valid and of course if the the new dates no longer work for you, you will be entitled to a full refund. The majority of the album was self-produced at Charlie’s own recording studio, built from scratch during the global lockdown. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It’s fascinating how the human psyche has the endless capacity for optimism as a mechanism for overcoming adversity. Featuring the singles ‘I See You’, ‘Blameless’, ‘One Of Us’ and ‘All the Best’, the record serves as the follow up to 2015’s ‘Little Hands’ and arrives a mere few months after the runaway success of Simpson’s sold out show at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum last November, where he debuted some of the albums material, live for the first time.It's fascinating how the human psyche has the endless capacity for optimism as a mechanism for overcoming adversity. He informed Virgin Radio that most of the tracks were written on the piano, rather than his usual instrument, the guitar.

With an uncompromising approach to creating truly honest music, 2022 is set to be a hugely exciting chapter for one of the UKs most celebrated voices. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. We carry a broad range of CDs and vinyl (7”/12” singles and LPs) and specialise in indie, alternative, rock, punk, metal plus a few other genres. In an exclusive interview with NME, he revealed that he "started writing it in 2019" and wanted to be "more stripped-back and showed my more vulnerable side".

He is the recipient of two BRIT Awards, has performed to sold out arenas and headlined festivals across the UK. It’s fascinating how the human psychehas the endless capacity for optimism as a mechanism for overcoming adversity. And although they convey a sense of sadness and regret in places, ultimately they are utterly uplifting and heartwarming. Having sought refuge in the safety of his home-made recording studio during the first national lockdown two years ago, Simpson channeled any feelings of trepidation and anxiety he may have been feeling due to the destructive nature of the pandemic, into his music – adopting a fresh approach to his songwriting and exploring with a mix of new sonic sounds, by merging confessional lyrics with vocodered vocals and alt-pop synths, to produce his most personal, and profound work to date.

The way he uses lyrics and his own production techniques, harmonising with his own voice always draws me into his music. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As a lifelong music fan, being able to get my hands on a physical album is something I treasure, and I feel very passionate about continuing this tradition by releasing all formats at the same time. I have found the words to be more direct than on his other albums, easier to connect with and find a message in that means something to yourself, as well as to Charlie.As people around the world continue to navigate their way through the complexities of everyday life post the darkness of 2020 and 2021, Charlie Simpson provides fans with an optimistic ray of light today (April 22nd) in the form of his fourth studio album, ‘Hope Is A Drug’. A majority of the tracks were written on the piano, and he purposefully avoided the guitar in favour of a different instrument. Due to inventory and accounting purposes, we do not exchange items received for different items than originally purchased. Promising audiences a night they won’t forget, the ‘Parachutes’ singer tells fans he plans to play a mix of new songs and old favourites, as well teasing some surprise on-stage moments too! Hailing from Suffolk, Charlie Simpson began his musical career in 2001, gaining commercial and critical success with Busted and Fightstar before going solo.