Simon Maggs & People Like Us
Indie / Folk
Simon Maggs & People like Us
Simon is a singer-songwriter hailing from the north of England, now based in the deep south (but willing to travel).
Indie-folkie songs draw on relatable real life stories and contemporary social themes, occasionally with kitchen-sink drama narratives and reflections on Simon’s northern roots.
Melancholy melodies, a little social commentary, together with catchy and uplifting tunes reflect the influences of the likes of Billy Bragg, The Smiths, Martin Stephenson, Frank Turner and I Am Kloot,
Depending on the venue - playing solo with just an acoustic guitar for company, as part of People Like Us and as pared down acoustic & semi-acoustic versions of the band.
People Like Us are:
Simon Maggs - guitar & vocals
Chris Bluemel - violin & keys
Gary Winstanley - guitar
Kev Smith - bass
Mike Vaughan - drums & keys
Newest Release
Baby Boomers - Single
An apology on behalf of the writer’s generation to youngsters for the uncertain world they’ve created.
Baby Boomers’ jaunty waltz rhythms, interlaced with guitar, violin and pedal steel, contrast with lyrics that tell a story of let down and a gradually dawning realisation.
The stepladder may have been pulled up by the Boomers, here’s hoping those millennials, Gen Zs and the rest can put it back in place.
Sorry kids, please help!!
Previous Release
The Elusive Truth - EP
Single 1 - Josef K
Single 2 - Careful What you with for
Single 1 - Josef K
Single 2 - Careful What You Wish For
The Elusive Truth
Latest EP, The Elusive Truth, features the full People Like Us line-up.
The EP title echoes themes which run through several songs, including the title track, Josef K, Two Legs Better (now dubbed the “Liz Song” by many) and Do As I Say.
Careful What You Wish For’s up-tempo all out indie-jangle contrasts with the acoustic Office Conversations which contemplates the familiarity, mundanity and often strangeness of workaday life.
Joy Division on the Radio’s nostalgic love letter to the North has produced nods of recognition from audiences in Manchester and beyond - “no real ale pubs just creative hubs”. But then, who doesn’t like a craft beer and a fair-trade frothy coffee?
Previous Release
The Art Of Being Alone - EP
The Art of Being Alone
Melodic and melancholy indie-folk tales of the paradox of being at the centre of everything yet part of nothing, the joys of independent music venues, of encounters in bookshops and of rockabilly tinged protest.
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