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“Simon Bromide continues his quest to become the music-obsessed, drinking man’s songwriter of choice” Louder Than War
“Bromide may remind some of a certain mid-eighties songsmith who sought to merge an informed literary perspective with the dulcet tones of jangly pop, namely Lloyd Cole & his commotions”” Backseat Mafia
“Crackles & fizzes with pure melodic energy” godisinthetv
Having released the title track from his forthcoming album Forest Mountain Forest which enjoyed support from BBC 6Music, Radio X & Louder Than War among others earlier this year, South London’s alternative singer-songwriter Simon Bromide now releases Jean-Luc Godard Directs (Nowhere to Go) – the second single from the forthcoming long-player due for release on 8th May in vinyl & digital formats.
Moving on from the ex-Bromide frontman’s highly praised debut solo album Following the Moon, there’s now a new moniker as well: Simon Bromide and The Bromides, introduced to reflect a more established band lineup for the recording of this second solo release.
Jean-Luc Godard Directs was produced by Brian O’Shaughnessy (Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Denim) at Bark Studios in North London & features several contrasting experiences woven into a narrative based on Mikhail Bulgacov’s The Master and Margarita – a book that inspired Mick Jagger’s song Sympathy for The Devil & asks the question “What would your good be doing if there were no evil, & what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?” Simon explains “I was also fascinated by Jean-Luc Godard’s footage of the Stones working up the song in the studio in his film ‘One Plus One’, so that’s in there as well. There’s a lot going on… & I guess that’s another fun thing about writing ‘pop songs’ – you can tie lots of random ideas together in a relatively short space of time without having to explain anything!!”
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