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Release Date Friday 28th February 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
Having performed in front of millions of fans around the world and selling out headline shows, Bradley Simpson is
now channelling that star power into his debut solo album, ‘The Panic Years’. Set to be released on Feb 28 th 2024,
the record is destined to establish him as one of the UK’s most exciting new global artists.
As we’ve heard from the singles ‘Cry At The Moon’, ‘Picasso’, ‘Daisies’ and ‘Always Like This’, the album achieves
a rare blend of qualities. On ‘The Panic Years’, Bradley’s new songs take in touches of indie-rock, Americana, ‘80s
synth and psychedelia but they also sparkle with pop addictiveness. Just as importantly, the songs go far deeper
into his personal experiences: life, love, lust and learning - a diaristic collection of rite-of-passage moments that
fans will instantly connect to.
Bradley says, “I hope these songs and stories can help them navigate those experiences. They can become the
soundtrack to their lives, whether they’re dancing, crying, going out or whatever it is. It really feels like an
opportunity to let them into a side of my life that I haven’t shared before.”
Despite possessing the inspiration of an artist who is just starting out, the record’s consistent accomplishment
means that there’s no mistaking Bradley for a brand new artist on this record. The album’s new single ‘Holy Grail’
demonstrates his maturity, both in the songwriting and his assured vocal delivery. Sonically, it sounds timeless, a
slowburner that evolves from quiet intimacy into a richer tapestry of sound. Lyrically, it celebrates the future he
has with a loved one, and how he can’t wait to go through the good times and the bad, as long as it’s with them.
The song was written at Wendy House Studios in London with Ina Wroldsen (Calvin Harris) and finished in the
legendary Flux Studios in New York with the two-time Grammy nominee BOOTS (Beyoncé, Run the Jewels).
Bradley adds, “‘Holy Grail’ is a song about realising that going through ups and downs with someone you love
makes it worth it. I spoke about that with my friend Ina, who is an incredible songwriter, and then wrote it around
an electric guitar before I recorded anything. Later, BOOTS and I tracked live drums, and I wrote the outro in the
studio. It was one of the harder ones on the album to finish because it felt quite delicate and anything we added
really needed to earn its place in the production.”
Authenticity is a big part of what makes ‘The Panic Years’ such an evolution of sound. The majority of its songs
started in his modest home studio, and that DIY vibe didn’t really shift even as they were developed with a host of
top tier collaborators. Primarily working in New York’s Flux Studios (where The Strokes’ classic ‘Is This It’ was
made), Bradely would enthuse over shared influences such as Queens of the Stone Age and The Raconteurs with
BOOTS, Andrew Wells (Phoebe Bridgers) and Anthony Rossomando (Liam Gallagher).
Cry At The Moon
Picasso
Carpet Burn
Daisies
Holy Grail
Getting Clear
Not Us Anymore
Almost
Favourite Band
Always Like This
The Band’s Not Breaking Up
The Panic Years
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