Hope Is A Drug

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INTERVIEW: Fightstar". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009 . Retrieved 29 January 2009. In 2015, Simpson released an EP with a side project called Once Upon a Dead Man alongside his two brothers Will and Edd Simpson, and friend Simon Britcliff. On 10 November 2015, Simpson, Charlie. " "HAUNTED" AVAILABLE NOW". charliesimpsonmusic.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014 . Retrieved 2 June 2014. Hailing from Suffolk, Charlie Simpson began his musical career in 2001, gaining commercial and critical success with Busted and Fightstar before going solo. He is the recipient of two BRIT Awards, has performed to sold out arenas and headlined festivals across the UK. He embarked on a solo career in 2010 with two albums hitting Top 10 in the UK album chart. Charlie recently headlined a 2000-capacity sold out show at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum. 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. In 2023, Simpson appeared on Gunship's third album "Unicorn", lending his voice to "Tech Noir 2", the sequel to "Tech Noir" from the first album. with film director John Carpenter and Tim Cappello from Tina Turner (1939–2023) and the movie The Lost Boys (1987) on Saxophone. [33] Personal life [ edit ]

Hope Is A Drug’ proves that Charlie’s uncompromising approach to creating truly honest music will make 2022 an exciting new chapter for one of the UK’s most celebrated voices. Signed vinyl, CDs and cassettes are available from Charlie’s official store, as well as a selection of bundles which also offer new merch designs. Everyone has been touched by the feeling of hope. It’s fascinating how the human psyche has the endless capacity for optimism as a mechanism for overcoming adversity. The effects of hope are like a powerful drug, and it’s inspired me to return to the theme time and time again in my lyrics. O'Brien, Jon. "Biography: Charlie Simpson". Allmusic ( Rovi Corporation) . Retrieved 22 August 2011. 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. He met Alex Westaway in late 2003, forming what became Fightstar shortly afterwards. For over a year he would lead a secret "double life": by night he would attend rehearsal sessions with his new band after completing obligated media work and concert performances with Busted. [15] During 2004, he and Westaway wrote Fightstar's debut EP, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead. The EP showcased a heavier post-hardcore influenced sound that differed greatly to Busted's material. [16] The EP was recorded during November with Mark Williams in London. [15] During this time, speculation began to grow about Busted's future. He announced he was leaving Busted to pursue his career full-time with Fightstar in January 2005.After another four year hiatus, whilst the band focused on other projects, in May 2023 Busted announced they would be returning for a 20 Year Anniversary Greatest Hits tour, which went on to become the biggest selling UK arena tour of 2023. They also released a Greatest Hits album which went to number 1 in the UK album charts. America Or Busted Episode 2". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 . Retrieved 7 December 2011. Busted announce reunion tour and new music for 2016". BBC News. 10 November 2015 . Retrieved 10 November 2015. The fourth studio album by Charlie Simpson, the record was announced on November 16, 2021, along with its tour. Hope Is a Drug is preceded by the singles “I See You,” “Blameless,” “One of Us,” and “All the Best”. Y ou went from boyband pop-punk in Busted to post-hardcore band Fightstar to solo indie-folk and now you’re on a self-reflective tip. Any other genres you fancy turning your hand to that might surprise people?

Simpson was educated at Brandeston Hall Prep School in Suffolk and then at Uppingham School, where his great grandfather, Robert Sterndale Bennett (1880-1963), had been a most influential Director of Music between 1908 and 1945. [ citation needed] Career [ edit ] Busted (2002–2005; 2015–present) [ edit ] On 2 February 2013, it was reported that Simpson had finished writing the follow-up to his 2011 solo debut 'Young Pilgrim' and he would be heading into the studio with producer Steve Osbourne ( U2/ Placebo) to start recording in early March. Goods that are faulty or sent in error must be returned to Crash Records Limited, 35 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU within 7 working days of the item being received by the customer. Hari, Johann. "Busted: An Interview". Archived from the original on 18 September 2010 . Retrieved 22 November 2009.I get asked to do all that stuff, like Strictly Come Dancing – but I’m a terrible dancer, which would rule that out. Not to say I wouldn’t do something like that in the future, but those shows don’t fit with me at the moment.” 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’. Crumlish, Callum (31 March 2023). "Busted star Charlie Simpson confirms second Gunship collaboration". Express.co.uk . Retrieved 1 October 2023. I have taken the difficult decision to postpone the ‘Hope Is A Drug’ album and tour by a few weeks. Covid continues to impact manufacturing supply chains, therefore delivery of the physical formats have been delayed. 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. In 2005, which ’80 pop star covered Busted’s ‘Crashed the Wedding’ on the ITV1 show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time’?

Simpson announced on 28 April 2014 that his second solo album is to be called Long Road Home and will be released later that year, since revealing the release date would be 4 August 2014. [26] Bashforth, Emily (18 February 2023). "Who won The Masked Singer 2023 as Rhino is unmasked?". Metro . Retrieved 18 February 2023.

CRITIC REVIEWS

Simpson went into the studio in June 2010 to start recording his full-length debut album with producer Danton Supple, whose previous work includes Coldplay and The Cure. The album was funded through PledgeMusic and as one of the main incentives for the campaign, fans received an EP called When We Were Lions on Christmas Day 2010. The full-length album was finally finished in February 2011 and was mastered by John Davis at Metropolis Studios in London. The first single to be taken from the album was called "Down Down Down" and it had its first radio airplay on 11 April, as Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton's Record of the Week. The single was officially released on 16 May, though it was made available to buy on iTunes straight away. The album, titled Young Pilgrim was released on 15 August 2011. It went straight into the UK album chart at number 6, having been at number 5 in the midweeks. Simpson signed to PIAS Records in Germany and the album was released in Europe in August 2012. On November 6th 2023 Fightstar announced they would be returning for their biggest ever headline show at Wembley Arena to mark the bands twenty year anniversary. Fightstar end Island Records contract". Digital Spy. 8 September 2006 . Retrieved 8 September 2006. Simpson has achieved eleven UK Albums Chart top-40 releases across his musical career, six of which entered the UK top 10. He has also had four number-one singles with Busted and a number-one album, as well as two top-20 singles with Fightstar and two UK top-10 solo albums. Between Busted, Fightstar and his solo projects, he has sold over five million records worldwide, winning two Brit Awards and being nominated for two Kerrang! Awards.