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Artist
Chris Simmons
12+ albums
acousticMellowfolkChilled Outindie
about
There are two artists called Chris Simmons. 1) is a UK based solo artist who has played with the likes of Jackson Browne, Squeeze, The Kooks and many more and has his long awaited debut record coming out in 2014, and the other (2) is a blues guitarist from Alabama who now resides in Texas. He has released two albums to his credit with the last album being released in 2011. 1) Recent years has seen Chris boast support slots, openers and tours with the likes of Jackson Browne, Passenger, Kate Nash, Seth Lakeman, and The Maccabees (to name a fraction) The Occupant’ video was shot by Steve Glashier, whose own credits include fellow Brightonite, Fatboy Slim. Dark and slightly moody, the sound of ‘The Occupant’ incites flecks of Turin Brakes, Fossil Collective and Scott Walker. Perhaps an unlikely concoction is his gift for fusing less obvious musical strains within the singer-songwriter framework. Chris cites film soundtracks and scores as keen points of reference, further affectations link back to names such as Elvis Costello, Simon and Garfunkel, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. At the same time, intonations of Britpop are hard to ignore; no surprises then that he can add Ocean Colour Scene and Suede to the list of artists he’s supported. Mentioning Squeeze as an especial influence, Simmons has latterly found himself closely affiliated with Chris Difford, with whom he’s both written and performed. Perhaps also it’s no coincidence that his fondness of Crowded House found him travel
