Simon Morel Warms Up forRecord #2

Fri 9th Feb, 2007 in Local News

Expect nothing less than sweet British guitar based indie-pop from the second LP from Australian based, but British born singer- songwriter Simon Morel. Simon’s second record, intelligently dubbed Record #2 is a guitar led Brit-rock inspired record- think everything from Teenage Fanclub to UK Squeeze- where Morel has channelled 60s PowerPop and combined it with story based songwriting.

Produced by Michael Carpenter ‘Record #2’ hits stores in March through MGM distribution. His debut CD Songs from the City was called “a pretty perfect debut” (lunaKafe.com) and “a collection of eleven superbly produced and played pure pop gems” (PennyBlackMusic.com) and earned Morel dedicated fans around the world.

Simon Morel has a music career that stretches over the last 15 years, having played the UK university circuit in a variety of bands from a mid 90’s pop combo to a 12 piece funk orchestra. A regular of the Sydney indie pop live scene, Simon has played at various Sydney and Newcastle venues including The Basement, Sandringham Hotel, Hopetoun Hotel, Hotel Bondi, Empire Hotel, Exchange Hotel, Excelsior Hotel and The Roxbury.

In addition to the regular live Sydney shows, Simon toured Japan, France, Germany, the UK and Spain in 2005 in support of his debut release. Alongside his live performances, Simon has been featured as a live studio guest on ‘Arvos’ on FBi 94.5FM, ‘AcousticA’ on 2SER 107.3FM and has had airplay on over 40 local stations nationwide.

Catch Simon Morel:
22 February (8pm) at Monkey Bar, Balmain (acoustic)
4, 11, 18 & 25 March (5pm) at Royal Hotel, Norton Street, Leichhardt (acoustic)
10 March at Harbourview Hotel, The Rocks (acoustic)
12 March (7:30pm) at PopStuds @ The Empire Hotel, Annandale
16 March (8pm) at Mandarin Club
31 March (8pm) at Cat & Fiddle, Balmain
12 April (8pm) at Excelsior Hotel, Surry Hills