Simple Kid

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Simple Kid (nom de plume of Irish native Ciaran McFeely) was still in primary school (Queen's English for elementary school) when he came home with a copy of Bon Jovi's cheese-metal masterpiece Slippery When Wet. His older, more music-savvy brother did the duty of all older, music-savvy brothers and chucked it directly out of the window. "He took me up into the attic where he kept his records and introduced me to Zeppelin and practically the entire Bowie catalog. I came to school in flares (Queen's English for bellbottoms); I was like an 11-year-old hippie. You could say I was a bit odd. But I reveled in it."

It's safe to say that reveling in oddity is what has made Simple Kid the unique musical gem critics and fans came to know through his first album, the one-man mash-up masterpiece 1. Recording his mostly acoustic songs straight to an 8-track cassette recorder, Ciaran would then drop the songs onto his computer and, "...jumble them up, mess with them until they were something new." Trying to always keep it simple, McFeely didn't work with a producer on 1, nor did he take the music into the studio, preferring instead to keep control of all the aspects of production. This resulted in a totally autonomous creative process and an album that gushes with trademark Simple Kid ingenuity, as well as a hardcore DIY production aesthetic.

Following the critical success of 1 and near constant touring all over the globe, McFeely found himself weary of the constant demands of the music industry. "I was just drained, emotionally and physically. I realized

On his latest release, the logically titled 2, Irish-born Ciaran McFeely (aka Simple Kid) has veered away from the post-modern, cut and paste stylings of his groundbreaking debut album 1 for a more organic, traditional approach to songwriting and production. Despite still featuring the fuzzed-out acoustic guitar and banjo over big beats formula that jolted critics and fans on his first outing, 2 moves Simple Kid's sound toward folk with its more linear sonics and less scattered production. But never fear, Simp can still rock a party with tracks like "Lil' King Kong" and the stream-of-consciousness dour funk of "Seratonin." Zanily mature in its development and scope, 2 raises McFeely's music beyond mash-up DIY wizardry and into the league of the best songwriters of his generation.

Pre-order 2 and download 5 bonus tracks, including Demos from the 2 recording, "Ain't Nothing Wrong" and "This Is Called the City," a cover of the Beatles' favorite "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band," plus live versions of "Seratonin" "Lil' King Kong," and "Staring At the Sun.". The DRM-free MP3s will be available in your Stash right away!

Buy the first single off 2, "The Twentysomething" in the Yep Roc Web Shop now!

Join us for a special event: See Simple Kid LIVE in NYC at Mo Pitkins!

You are invited to join us for one of the three very special Simple Kid performances at Mo Pitkins, August 15-17!

Simple Kid will also be participating in the "Made on a Mac" series at the Apple store in SoHo. Check out his moves on August 14th 6:30 PM here:

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