Analog Smile - Ghostatic

On this episode of Analog Smile, Sherry speaks with Simon Wells from Simon and The Astronauts featuring Rachel Haden. Simon And The Astronauts really is a fascinating project. Simon Wells is a writer who had attended several of Boo Hewerdine’s song-writing workshops. Over the course of a year together Simon and Boo have made this superb album. Enlisting such talents as Karine Polwart, Darden Smith, Findlay Napier, Ben Hewerdine and Chris Pepper they worked in a very unusual way. Simon would bring a lyrical concept to the studio and together with these musicians would spontaneously write and record each track. Simon himself is a fine performance poet and also leads three of the tracks. There is spontaneity to this album that means you hear new music at the moment of its creation. Stylistically it moves between dream-pop, indie-electronica, delicate acoustics and edgy poetry. It was a chance for these musicians to work outside their comfort zones. Simon's vision makes it all hang together in a deeply cohesive way. We chat about Simon and The Astronauts, Elvis Costello, and much more! Visit ringrecords.org or facebook.com/simonandtheastronauts for more information.