Paul Simpson has always stood alongside musical giants, even from the formative days of his career. Living and working with the likes of Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope, Peter De Freitas and even Courtney Love

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Playing in projects with the men who went on to create pioneering act

Echo and The Bunnymen and being a founding member of

The Teradrop Explodes, Paul was always destined to march to the beat of his own drum in spite of his heady contemporaries

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Truly coming to prominence whilst leading musical projects

The Wild Swans and Care, alongside Ian Broudie, Paul Simpson has always been a master of the pop song

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Throughout the late 90s, up until the mid 00s, Paul Simpson performed as the well recieved Skyray as well as several other creative projects​

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In 2023, 9x9 Records landed Paul an exclusive, prestigious

Record Store Day release, which would be 'Astral Girl' a celebration of Pauls found recordings from '89 to '96, a body of tracks that truly illuminates his prowess as a creative​

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You can buy 'Astral Girl' below