Simon Morel

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’ is available in stores throughout Australia via MGM distribution. About Record #2, NotLame.com says "[Morel is] An emerging, important new arrival on the power pop scene and the pay-off is big here on "Record #2". Hot4s Magazine add “expect to be gifted with some of the best hooks and melodies around…superb”. His debut CD “Songs from the City” also drew praise, touted as “a pretty perfect debut” by lunaKafe.com and “a collection of eleven superbly produced and played pure pop gems” by Malcolm Carter of UK Music Magazine PennyBlackMusic. 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, Melbourne, Perth and Newcastle venues including The Annandale, The Basement, The Sandringham, The Vanguard, The Hopetoun and The Excelsior. 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 stations across Australia. For more info visit www.simonmorel.com. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.