Based loosely in Fremantle WA, Simon London + the Spirits are a rock/roots-rock band that have a few releases out and play lots of shows and tours around Australia.
The band started up in 2003 with gigs around Perth before releasing their self-titled debut album 'Simon London + the Spirits' nationally through MGM. The two singles were supported well by radio so the band began its seemingly never-ending rounds of touring and east coast/west coast tours plus overseas jaunts to Canada, the US and such.
The band's based around the songwriting of Simon London who has released three solo albums prior to forming the Spirits. Different players float in and out at different times and for different tours and gigs. The line-up is often different, but sees Simon (vox/guitar) joined by Tim Keady (bass), Tim Stacey, Matt Morcombe or Tim Wiegele (drums), Chris Edmondson (guitar) and Clem (guitar, piano/hammond/rhodes) for various gigs and tours. It's not unusual for Simon to also do duo shows with drummer Shaun Hoffman or Chris Edmondson and plenty of solo shows too.
The release of the band's second album - 'Highway State Of Mind' in 2006 was a solid success with national and ongoing tours since. Plenty of airplay has also helped the band reach out to new audiences.
In 2008, 'Now That The Horses Have Bolted' hit the stores - a double cd with a cranking band recording on one disc and solo acoustic tunes from Simon on the other. Two songs were nominated for the prestigious WAMI Song Of The Year award at the end of 2008 (nice one WAM - thanks) and the band toured their butts off at the end of 2008.
Simon has since nicked off to Sweden with his wife Tammy for the year of 2009. You can listen to their stuff here too! (SEE TOP FRIENDS BELOW)
But either way, please check out more Spirits info or sign up to the mailing list at http://www.simonlondon.com for updates.
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