The Daily News (PA) says in its review of the EP: “Spire has what it takes to be a star”, and TheBykeRack.com calls Simon “a rising star with an extraordinary talent for forthright and introspective songcraft…a songwriter that just might be a household name this time next year.” View recent No Solid Ground press here: The Daily News; Relate Magazine; TheBykeRack.com; Write. Click. Cook. Listen.

Click here to view and purchase the EP on iTunes.

SIMON SPIRE, “No
Solid Ground” (selfreleased)
✰✰✰1⁄2 — New
Zealand native Simon Spire
is a star in his homeland,
and now the talented Kiwi
is looking to make his mark
in America. The five-track
“No Solid Ground” EP is
his first U.S. release and
gives every indication that
Spire has what it takes to be
a star.
The radio-ready indie
pop platter gets off to a
fast start with “Liberate
Your Love” and “Knocking
On an Open Door,” and
Spire is almost as effective
on the title track and “The
Blue Pill.” An unnecessary
remix of “Knocking On
an Open Door” brings the
19-minute set to a close,
but there’s enough here to
make me want to hear more
from this kid. (JS)

Click here to open the Relate Magazine interview.

Philadelphia Daily News review of No Solid Ground, by Jeffrey Sisk:

SIMON SPIRE, “No
Solid Ground” (selfreleased)
✰✰✰1⁄2 — New
Zealand native Simon Spire
is a star in his homeland,
and now the talented Kiwi
is looking to make his mark
in America. The five-track
“No Solid Ground” EP is
his first U.S. release and
gives every indication that
Spire has what it takes to be
a star.
The radio-ready indie
pop platter gets off to a
fast start with “Liberate
Your Love” and “Knocking
On an Open Door,” and
Spire is almost as effective
on the title track and “The
Blue Pill.” An unnecessary
remix of “Knocking On
an Open Door” brings the
19-minute set to a close,
but there’s enough here to
make me want to hear more
from this kid. (JS)

Recorded in New York, Four-Letter Words is Simon’s second full-length album. New Zealand release track list shown below; upcoming US release to include new material.

Track list:

1. Liberate Your Love      lyrics
2. Turn Away      lyrics
3. Knocking On An Open Door      lyrics
4. A Four-Letter Word      lyrics
5. No Solid Ground      lyrics
6. Light Survives      lyrics
7. Today      lyrics
8. The Blue Pill      lyrics
9. Whisper From The Dark      lyrics
10. Find      lyrics

Album Credits:

• Produced by Rich Mercurio and Lee Nadel
• Mixed by Brian Malouf
• All songs written by Simon Spire
• Recorded at Pod Studio and Threshold Studios, New York, NY
• Mixed at Cookie Jar Recording, Studio City, CA
• Mastered by Louie Teran at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA

The Players:

• Simon Spire: lead and background vocals; electric and acoustic guitars
• Rich Mercurio: drums and percussion; programming; keys; synth
• Lee Nadel: bass guitar; programming; keys; synth

Additional Players:

• Track 5 – Bette Sussman: Piano
• Track 7 – Marc Ribler: Additional guitar
• Track 8 – Simon Spire: Piano / LMB: Additional background vocals
• Track 9 – Oscar Bautista: Additional guitar / Marc Ribler: Additional guitar
• Track 10 – Rebecca Barry: Additional background vocals

Purchase from:

• All good music stores in New Zealand
• Worldwide release: 2012

The No Solid Ground EP becomes available on iTunes today, featuring four tracks from the upcoming full-length album, as well as a brand new remix of Knocking on an Open Door. View the EP on iTunes by clicking here.  The official EP release is scheduled for January 31st, 2012.

Advance EP from the upcoming album Four-Letter Words.

Track list:

1. Liberate Your Love lyrics
2. Knocking On An Open Door lyrics
3. No Solid Ground lyrics
4. The Blue Pill lyrics
5. Knocking On An Open Door (remix) lyrics

Album Credits:

• All songs written by Simon Spire
• Produced by Rich Mercurio and Lee Nadel
• Mixed by Brian Malouf
• Bonus track remixed by Mike Beck
• Mastered by Louie Teran at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA

The Players:

• Simon Spire: vocals/guitars/piano
• Rich Mercurio: drums and percussion; programming; synth
• Lee Nadel: bass guitar; programming; synth
• Bette Sussman: piano (track 3)
• Mike Beck: additional instrumentation (track 5)

Purchase from:

• iTunes
• all good online retailers

The Knocking On An Open Door Remix has been finalized, and the No Solid Ground EP will be made available for purchase in December, with the official EP release following in January.  And Simon’s song, A Four-Letter Word, has been selected as a finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition, his fourth song to be chosen as a finalist in the competition.

Stay tuned for the upcoming November release of the Four-Letter Words EP, including a brand new remixed track!  Full album release coming in 2012.

In other recent Liberate Your Love press, Critiqulous writes: I have a feeling that Simon Spire will be part of the end of the year discussion for 2012, as well as this song claiming a spot among one of my favorites for this year.