Hope Is A Drug

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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! It’s fascinating how the human psychehas the endless capacity for optimism as a mechanism for overcoming adversity. As other reviewers have mentioned, the songs on this album are another set of classic Charlie Simpson tunes. Commenting on the premise and overall message of the album, the Busted and Fightstar says: “Everyone has been touched by the feeling of hope. Differing from his previous artistry of anything acoustic, he wanted to "make a more intimate sounding record" and "explore the different ranges of my voice, you know, get to do a bit more than falsetto stuff".

He informed Virgin Radio that most of the tracks were written on the piano, rather than his usual instrument, the guitar.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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. 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. Hope Is a Drug is preceded by the singles “I See You,” “Blameless,” “One of Us,” and “All the Best”.

The majority of the album was self-produced at Charlie's own recording studio, built from scratch during the global lockdown. 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’.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 way he uses lyrics and his own production techniques, harmonising with his own voice always draws me into his music. Hailing from Suffolk, Charlie Simpson began his musical career in 2001, gaining commercial and critical success with Busted and Fightstar before going solo.