Press
2009-11-29 – Leftlion (Paul Klotschkow) – not yet online, but link will be added soon
Acoustic singer-songwriter types are more common than an Amy Winehouse trip to the hospital, so it takes a little spark of inspiration to stand out from the crowd. With Our Glorious Hero Battles The Man, Timothy J Simpson is not only leaping above his peers, it’s like he’s strapped a jetpack to his back
2009-11-12 – netrythms.co.uk - full review can be found here
But, as the wonderful ruminative dissection of hollow hard man braggadocio of The Centurian (”I have killed men with these hands, I tear them apart… I don’t want to fight no more”) and The Beast That Lived Behind The Bank’s jaunty, guitar fuzzed and jazzed sloped credit crunch snapshot, he has a keen observational eye and poet’s tongue too.
With the skiffle, rock n roll, one man band strum stomping Hooray’s swipe at the consumer rat race (”they’re trying to sell me that Blu-Ray an old picture in a new frame”) suggesting he’s a vibrant live proposition too, Simpson’s debut gets better the more you listen. Frank Turner, Jamie T and the like had better start looking over their shoulder.
2009-10-02: Moon and Back music – full review can be read here
“The pleasure to be found in ‘Our Glorious Hero Battles the Man’ is [much] deeper and it’s charm is in it’s catchy lyrics, accessible melodies and simple, rustic sound.”
2009 – 10-30: Nottingham Evening Post Five Star Review of “Our glorious hero battles the man” by Matthew Smith:
“The foot-tapping rhythms and concise production looks set to provide an early breakthrough for this newbie. Although his very British style isn’t unique, each song is delivered with youthful exuberance, from the infectious Keytones to the romantic You’re A Part Of Me. One of those rare beasts that can appeal to the mainstream while maintaining an underground sensibility.”
2009-10-29: Leftlion – Here’s Lefltion’s review of the performance by Tim at the Broadway during Hockley Hustle 09:
“I made my first stop at Broadway to see some alternative folk from Timothy J Simpson, who played his acoustic songs to people relaxing with their afternoon coffees and Sunday dinners. His honest and heart felt lyrics created a feel-good atmosphere, and you can see that he has a genuine love for what he does. He grew up listening to punk bands like Dead Kennedys but his transition to subtlety and delicacy gives him a Willy Mason feel.”
see the whole article here
2009-09-25: Read an interview with Tim by the Nottingham Evening Post with Zoe Kirk here:
