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. 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". You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Don't do what I did and drink two glasses of red wine before listening to the album, because it will have you in tears.

He is the recipient of two BRIT Awards, has performed to sold out arenas and headlined festivals across the UK. 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. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The arrangement and production is a little different to the previous releases, which were somewhat retro in style, with a bit of a 70s vibe.As other reviewers have mentioned, the songs on this album are another set of classic Charlie Simpson tunes. 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.

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’. The new album will now be released on April 15th, and as with all touring cycles, naturally I want you to have the new album before my upcoming shows, so the tour has been pushed back to May, with the exception of both London shows remaining on April 18 and 19. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. He informed Virgin Radio that most of the tracks were written on the piano, rather than his usual instrument, the guitar.Hope Is a Drug is preceded by the singles “I See You,” “Blameless,” “One of Us,” and “All the Best”. The fourth studio album by Charlie Simpson, the record was announced on November 16, 2021, along with its tour. 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! Commenting on the premise and overall message of the album, the Busted and Fightstar says: “Everyone has been touched by the feeling of hope.

Hailing from Suffolk, Charlie Simpson began his musical career in 2001, gaining commercial and critical success with Busted and Fightstar before going solo.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. The way he uses lyrics and his own production techniques, harmonising with his own voice always draws me into his music. 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. His sound has evolved slightly but still very much recognisable from his previous three solo albums. With intimate ballads such as 'I See You' and uptempo pop songs such as 'Blameless' and 'All the Best', the album showcases an artist confidently pushing the boundaries of a remarkable 20 year career.

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. 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. The majority of the album was self-produced at Charlie’s own recording studio, built from scratch during the global lockdown.