{"title":"Simon Love","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"love-sex-and-death-etc","title":"Love Sex And Death Etc","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from his 2018 album \u003ci\u003eSincerely, S. Love x\u003c\/i\u003e, Tapete Records are proud to present Simon Love's new record \u003ci\u003eLove Sex And Death Etc.\u003c\/i\u003e The 12 songs, written between 2017 and 2019 mostly, were recorded in two batches in July and November 2020 after being rehearsed for 6 months with the initial plan of recording them as live as possible all together in one room. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon says, \"Apart from COVID-19 and all the death and hand-washing, it was surprisingly the easiest album I think I've ever made! We were laser focussed when it came to do these songs and it shows\" Swinging from love songs to hate songs and all points in-between. The centrepiece of the album is the nigh on 7-minute long pop epic \"L-O-T-H-A-R-I-O\" \"That song started early one morning when a photo popped up on Facebook. I couldn't sleep and seeing it reminded me that it was taken the evening I almost had a one-night stand. I then wrote out a series of Tweets about what happened (a lot happened) and originally, I thought it could be a poem to put on an album sleeve Bob Dylan style, but somebody replied saying, \"It sounds like a Leonard Cohen song\" so instead it became a tune.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title \u003ci\u003eLove Sex And Death Etc \u003c\/i\u003ecomes from the fact that every song mentions or references love, sex and\/or death in the lyrics. That fact makes this a concept album but even though it's a concept album, there's no through line no direct narrative, so you can listen to it however you want. Simon says, \"I've asked Spotify to put the shuffle back on for this and I've received word back that says my email is very important to them and they'll get back to me in 5-7 working days\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShindig Feb 22 Issue 124 Lead review ½ page 4**** 'his best work to date'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tapete","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50463788499275,"sku":"1144439","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50463788925259,"sku":"1144440","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f38eeb7a-1dfa-4c14-a0bb-c0c4d292b591_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727266451"},{"product_id":"sincerely-s-love-x","title":"Sincerely, S Love X","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS. Love X\u003c\/strong\u003e (the kiss is meant to be pronounced) is Simon's sophomore solo album. His 2015 debut \u003cem\u003eIt Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time\u003c\/em\u003e was released on the brilliant, now sadly defunct Fortuna Pop label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis album features at least ten hits. Proper pop hits, with ELO harmonies, Spectoresque production, strings, and trumpets - the whole shebang. All recorded over the last two years in London, England. This LP comes with a CD version included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tapete","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50471551861067,"sku":"1034013","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471552254283,"sku":"1034012","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fa1ea246-6f02-4696-a6e5-2e260db2df26_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727407315"},{"product_id":"it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time","title":"It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debut solo album from Simon Love, formerly of John Peel and Marc Riley favourites The Loves, is a sweary and irreverent tour de force, full of catchy hooks and offbeat lunacy. Taking its inspiration from maverick Seventies singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson and The Lovin' Spoonful, the album features guest appearances by comedian Stewart Lee and 60s pirate radio DJ Emperor Rosko, while indiepop ensemble for hire A Little Orchestra contribute lush strings and Rob Jones of The Voluntary Butler Scheme provides brass. Full of giant pop songs and peppered with bitter love stories about bad relationships, 'It Seemed like A Good Idea At The Time' opens with the expletive-heavy '**** (Is A Dirty Word)' before moving on to jubilant lead single 'The New Adam and Eve', in which Simon threatens to \"punch a man in the face, with fists made out of jellyfish\" before going on to \"deny him any of my piss\". There's a Paul McCartney cover version ('Dear Boy') a song about the voluntary removal of Simon's penis ('My Dick') and a song about people who fuck you around ('Motherfuckers'), before side one closes with the 5 minute long psychedelic wig-out that is 'Wowie Zowie'. Side 2 opens with the gorgeous, string-laden 'Sweetheart, You Should Probably Go To Sleep' and the mid-paced 60s pop of 'Don't Get The Gurl No More' before Simon and band pull out their best Booker T groove for 'The Meaning Of Love', featuring comedian Stewart Lee reciting the definition of love straight from Wikipedia. This is followed by what in the late 70s would be called a rocker, 'You Kiss Your Mother With That Mouth?', resplendent with sax solo, before the song most likely to lead to litigation, the epic 'Elton John', written from the perspective of Elton John's ex-wife Renate. The album closes with the title track 'It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time', with the album credits read out over the outro by 60s pirate radio DJ Emperor Rosko. Love's debut solo album is daring, unique, and definitely a good idea. 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