Paul Simpson
@paulsimpson.bsky.social
Frontman of Liverpool's The Wild Swans. Co-founder of The Teardrop Explodes.
Author of Revolutionary Spirit - A Post-Punk Exorcism.
Liverpool/Glasgow/Dublin
#MDANT
Lit Rep. Matthew Hamilton at The Hamilton Agency
Author of Revolutionary Spirit - A Post-Punk Exorcism.
Liverpool/Glasgow/Dublin
#MDANT
Lit Rep. Matthew Hamilton at The Hamilton Agency
Pinned
Really enjoyed this. 'Deadly as they say here in Dublin. x
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PAUL SIMPSON - My Boyish Days | Oh! Brother
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October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Really enjoyed this. 'Deadly as they say here in Dublin. x
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Between 1996 and 2006, in a respite from The Wild Swans, I made four albums, two EPs, and a compilation under the name Skyray. Weirdo. x
Bandcamp Friday Downloads: skyray.bandcamp.com
Bandcamp Friday Downloads: skyray.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Between 1996 and 2006, in a respite from The Wild Swans, I made four albums, two EPs, and a compilation under the name Skyray. Weirdo. x
Bandcamp Friday Downloads: skyray.bandcamp.com
Bandcamp Friday Downloads: skyray.bandcamp.com
Taking a short break from social media. Be magnificent. x
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Deep Distance
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September 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Taking a short break from social media. Be magnificent. x
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJZ9...
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Today is Bandcamp Friday, when independent 80's musicians turned corporate rock-whores turned independent musicians again, manage to recoup a little of their recording costs. I invite you to explore the fantastical world of my wilderness years project - Skyray (1996-2006). X
skyray.bandcamp.com
skyray.bandcamp.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Today is Bandcamp Friday, when independent 80's musicians turned corporate rock-whores turned independent musicians again, manage to recoup a little of their recording costs. I invite you to explore the fantastical world of my wilderness years project - Skyray (1996-2006). X
skyray.bandcamp.com
skyray.bandcamp.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! For those who don't collect vinyl. My web-site wonder - Russ Sanders has located a small quantity of the original 2005 edition of the Dream Diaries CD and put them up for sale on my Bandcamp page. x paulsimpsonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/dream-...
Dream Diaries, by Paul Simpson
1 track album
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August 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! For those who don't collect vinyl. My web-site wonder - Russ Sanders has located a small quantity of the original 2005 edition of the Dream Diaries CD and put them up for sale on my Bandcamp page. x paulsimpsonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/dream-...
A very sincere thank you to everyone who bought The Dream Diaries limited-edition vinyl over the weekend (and for those that simply reposted). Your albums should be with you in the coming days. Thank you also for the Bandcamp Friday downloads. You keep me alive. x
August 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
A very sincere thank you to everyone who bought The Dream Diaries limited-edition vinyl over the weekend (and for those that simply reposted). Your albums should be with you in the coming days. Thank you also for the Bandcamp Friday downloads. You keep me alive. x
Not that I bore a grudge or anything... x
August 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not that I bore a grudge or anything... x
Pre-orders for my 2005 somnambulation 'The Dream Diaries' go live tomorrow (Aug 8th) at 6pm. 140-copies ONLY! Posted into your mitts post-haste. As complete stranger - W. Sergeant of Lancashire commented - 'Don't Sleep On This'. x
Link for tomorrow - av8recordsltd.co.uk/store/
Link for tomorrow - av8recordsltd.co.uk/store/
August 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Pre-orders for my 2005 somnambulation 'The Dream Diaries' go live tomorrow (Aug 8th) at 6pm. 140-copies ONLY! Posted into your mitts post-haste. As complete stranger - W. Sergeant of Lancashire commented - 'Don't Sleep On This'. x
Link for tomorrow - av8recordsltd.co.uk/store/
Link for tomorrow - av8recordsltd.co.uk/store/
What? This? Oh, just Robert Fripp holding a copy of my memoir at 10:30 this morning. No biggie. x
August 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
What? This? Oh, just Robert Fripp holding a copy of my memoir at 10:30 this morning. No biggie. x
Attention all Shipping! First time on vinyl for my hallucinatory spoken-word (and music) album of 2005. 140-copies only!
Pre-sale next Friday -8th August at 6pm from the wonderful AV8 Records Ltd. X @av8records.bsky.social av8recordsltd.co.uk
Pre-sale next Friday -8th August at 6pm from the wonderful AV8 Records Ltd. X @av8records.bsky.social av8recordsltd.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Attention all Shipping! First time on vinyl for my hallucinatory spoken-word (and music) album of 2005. 140-copies only!
Pre-sale next Friday -8th August at 6pm from the wonderful AV8 Records Ltd. X @av8records.bsky.social av8recordsltd.co.uk
Pre-sale next Friday -8th August at 6pm from the wonderful AV8 Records Ltd. X @av8records.bsky.social av8recordsltd.co.uk
My old pal - Will Sergeant, & I return to Sea Power's mighty Krankenhaus festival in Cumbria next month where we will be in joint hallucinatory conversation with the magus - John Doran. Cor! Smashing. x @willsergeant.com @jahduran.bsky.social @seapowerband.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My old pal - Will Sergeant, & I return to Sea Power's mighty Krankenhaus festival in Cumbria next month where we will be in joint hallucinatory conversation with the magus - John Doran. Cor! Smashing. x @willsergeant.com @jahduran.bsky.social @seapowerband.bsky.social
The 42-year old master tapes have been located, baked, and digitised. Singles, b-sides, versions, and a couple lost songs I have no memory of ever singing. Mastering at Abbey Road for Autumn double-vinyl & cd release. x
July 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The 42-year old master tapes have been located, baked, and digitised. Singles, b-sides, versions, and a couple lost songs I have no memory of ever singing. Mastering at Abbey Road for Autumn double-vinyl & cd release. x
Felicidades mi amigo! @wildtwin.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Felicidades mi amigo! @wildtwin.bsky.social
Liverpool legend, and lifelong friend - David 'Yorkie' Palmer's latest band venture - Moon. Debut album out today. x
moon2025.bandcamp.com/album/the-gr...
moon2025.bandcamp.com/album/the-gr...
The Green Lilac Park, by Moon
13 track album
moon2025.bandcamp.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Liverpool legend, and lifelong friend - David 'Yorkie' Palmer's latest band venture - Moon. Debut album out today. x
moon2025.bandcamp.com/album/the-gr...
moon2025.bandcamp.com/album/the-gr...
Reposted by Paul Simpson
There are a gazillion worse ways to spend the afternoon listening to several almost identical versions of My Boyish Days by Care in order to confer over which one to put on the record with the man who sang it.
July 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There are a gazillion worse ways to spend the afternoon listening to several almost identical versions of My Boyish Days by Care in order to confer over which one to put on the record with the man who sang it.
Between 1996 and 2006 - in a respite from The Wild Swans - I made music under the name Skyray.
DOWNLOADS: skyray.bandcamp.com
DOWNLOADS: skyray.bandcamp.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Between 1996 and 2006 - in a respite from The Wild Swans - I made music under the name Skyray.
DOWNLOADS: skyray.bandcamp.com
DOWNLOADS: skyray.bandcamp.com
Happy Birthday to my lifelong pal - Les Pattinson. Friends since the age of 5. x
April 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Happy Birthday to my lifelong pal - Les Pattinson. Friends since the age of 5. x