Name: All The Bright Coins
Brand: Simone Felice

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BRV34

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Green

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Dark Green

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

 Inner Sleeve and Cold Foil, Gloss Machine Varnish Sleeving

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-01-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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PIAS

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5060516097814

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / green

BRC34

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4 Panel Digi-Sleeve with a 12 Page Booklet

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5060516097838

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Simone Felice

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

Chrysalis

The roots of Chrysalis stretch back to a tiny flat in West London in 1967, when former university social secretaries, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis, linked their flair for managing and booking bands to form the Ellis Wright Agency. After trying to release their bands' records via other companies, they decided to start their own label.

In 1968, they signed a licensing deal with Island Records with the proviso that if their acts achieved an agreed number of hits, they would be awarded a label of their own. Within a year, this tally was reached and Chrysalis Records was born.

Over the years, Chrysalis went through various ownership changes. In 1985, Chris Wright bought out Terry Ellis and later sold the label to EMI in 1991. EMI was then acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 before selling the Parlophone Label Group (including Chrysalis) to Warner Music Group in 2013.

Simone Felice is an American musician, songwriter, author and poet. Born on 4 October 1976 in Palenville, New York, USA, he is known for his diverse talents and artistic expression. With a unique blend of folk, rock, and Americana influences, Felice has captivated audiences around the world.

As a member of *The Duke & The King*, *The Felice Brothers*, and alongside artists like *John Murry* and *Danny & The Champions Of The World*, Felice has left an indelible mark on the music industry. His collaborations with notable acts such as *Richmond Fontaine*, *Willard Grant Conspiracy*, and *Jesse Malin* have further solidified his reputation as a versatile artist.

Felice's poetic lyrics and soulful melodies have garnered him comparisons to esteemed musicians like *Conor Oberst* and *Ron Sexsmith*. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources including literature and personal experiences, his songs resonate with authenticity. Whether performing solo or with his bandmates in the acclaimed group *The Low Anthem*, Felice continues to push boundaries and create music that speaks to the heart.

Simone Felice has long dedicated his storied life to the arts, and perhaps his brushes with death during childhood as heard in the song “No Tomorrows” have proved an unlikely but powerful source of inspiration. All The Bright Coins is his latest, arguably greatest devotion to song and the power of the words within it. Yet, like all artists worth their salt, he claims not to have quite grasped what he’s been reaching for. There had been no grand plans to write this new album. Simone was happy with his lot and becoming increasingly more successful as a frontline record producer and songwriter (The Lumineers, Bat For Lashes, Jade Bird, Matt Maeson f/ Lana Del Rey, and indeed, The Felice Brothers) but, he muses, sometimes the lure and pull of penning his own material becomes too strong to resist, most closely referenced in the track “Puppet” f/ Four Tet.

“Year Around The Sun”, written on New Year’s morning in 2021, after a year of endless lockdowns and constant fear and confusion, is a recalibration of what’s real and what’s important. With help from friends, music, laughter &amp; time, we’ll find a rebirth.

I began writing All The Bright Coins in 2019,” says Felice. “It had been several years since I had written anything of my own, as I’d felt called to produce records and write with other artists I love. Then one rainy morning I wrote ‘Puppet,’ a mainly autobiographical tune about the dark, empty, and farcical side of being an underground touring troubadour most of my adult life. Part of me felt as though perhaps this should, and would, be the last Simone Felice song I’d ever put out, ‘Puppet stand, Puppet bow,’ a final curtain call. But then a few months later I wrote ‘Prisoner,’ and then‘ Bare Trees.’ The ‘Heat’ (that’s what myself and a few close friends call it: that sweet, painful, ungovernable whisper) was with me once again...

All The Bright Coins is a richly rewarding and inspired sound, that makes a personal connection with the listener. It’s built squarely on a bedrock of emotion, utilizing an acoustic guitar, and occasionally a piano to back the distinctive voice. It’s a record that requires attention, a headphones record.

All The Bright Coins

Music GB

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