22 March 2011 - 0 Comments

New York based kiwi Simon Spire is set to release his sophomore album Four-Letter Words on April 4^th. The album includes recent radio hit ‘Liberate Your Love’ and the new single ‘A Four Letter Word’.

Simon calls himself a New Yorklander.  Having lived in New York since 2008, NZ born Simon Spire has found familiarity amongst the bustle of Brooklyn and its spirited streets.  It is also the city that inspired the writing of his second full-length album, which he recorded, in a nearby Manhattan studio.

Since the release of his 2008 debut album ‘All Or Nothing’, an evolution and maturity has taken place in Spire’s songwriting, Four-Letter-Wordslead single ‘Liberate Your Love’ hints at the slightly edgier direction Spire has taken on album two, without losing the alluring melody hooks and ambitious lyrics he is known for. The album effortlessly navigates between differing intensities, from the uplifting stomp of ‘Knocking On An Open Door’, to the gloriously vulnerable ‘No Solid Ground’, to the conflicting struggle and triumph of the dream-pop track ‘A Four Letter Word’.

Simon Spire’s beautifully written songs, along with the wizardry of producers Rich Mercurio and Lee Nadel and gleaming mixing of engineer Brian Malouf (All American Rejects, Michael Jackson, David Gray) collide majestically to make a stunning pop album with a twist.  Mercurio and Nadel have worked in a wide range of genres during their extensive time in the New York music scene, with artists such as Regina Spektor, Enrique Iglesias and Jewel, and Spire immediately felt a shared musical vision when first discussing ideas for the album with them. 

Having worked with the likes of Lenedra Carroll (former longtime manager of multi-platinum artist Jewel), Simon already has a foothold in the punishing US music market, with radio play, an Honorable Mention Award as a double-finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition for his first album, and a selection by TV network Channel One as one of the Top 20 artists of 2009.  Regularly touring, particularly along the East Coast of the USA, his live show with a band of likely New York musicians has made an impact stateside and he has joined forces with up-and-coming artists at premiere American venues such as Rockwood Music Hall.

Catch Simon Spire live:

Four-Letter Words Album Release Show
Thursday April 7^th – Juice Bar, Parnell

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