Welcome to my music page. As mentioned elsewhere on this site, my path as a songwriter and recording artist has been an essential part of my journey, and I'm happy to share here some of the music I've created over the years. Below, you'll find recent releases; selected tracks from two of my previous releases, Four-Letter Words (2012) and All or Nothing (2008), followed by album credits and details; music videos for the singles “Uncomfortable,” “Liberate Your Love,” and “Hiding So Long”; and press kit materials (a brief music bio and some kind words from reviewers). Currently, I'm working on some new acoustic tracks. Please use the links below to stream or download songs and to view lyrics. Thank you for listening!
Brief Music Bio
Songwriter, contemplative, quest guide, and psychotherapist Simon Spire sounds the murmuring depths of the soul through songs that traverse the ground between layered alt-pop and singer-songwriter introspection. A three-time award-winner in the USA Songwriting Competition, Spire has been featured on MTV, NBC, AOL, NPR stations, Voice of America, and radio stations throughout the U.S., while also featuring in the New Zealand Top 40 radio airplay charts. Having left his beloved New Zealand homeland for the alluring horizons of Los Angeles, followed by the seismic creative vortex that is New York City, he now finds himself living atop a wooded and humble ancient mountain in North Carolina where he writes, guides, communes with owls, dodges snakes, and misses the ocean.
2024: I Am (single). Words and music by Simon Spire | Produced, recorded, and mixed by Simon Spire at The Forge, Hillsborough, North Carolina | Available on Bandcamp here and Spotify here. Lyrics available here.
2012: Four-Letter Words (album). All songs written by Simon Spire. All tracks produced by Rich Mercurio and Lee Nadel (except for Uncomfortable, produced by Mike Beck). All tracks mixed by Brian Malouf. 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. Photo: Corey Hayes. Available on Bandcamp here and Spotify here. Lyrics available here.
2020: Still Very Uncomfortable (single). Words and music by Simon Spire | Produced by Mike Beck | Mixed by Brian Malouf at Cookie Jar Recording, Studio City, CA | Mastered by Louie Teran at Century 22 Productions, Long Beach, CA | Photo: Karen Keith. Available on Bandcamp here and Spotify here. Lyrics available here.
2008: All or Nothing (album). All songs written by Simon Spire. All tracks produced by Ralf Illenberger. Executive Producer: Lenedra Carroll. All tracks mixed by Michael Barbiero. Mastered by Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound, NYC. Photo and artwork: Karen Keith. Available on Bandcamp here and Spotify here. Lyrics available here.
Some Kind Words
Simon Spire is as enigmatic as they come…He allows the listener to step into a world that is wholly evocative–and quietly apocalyptic…Mind-reeling aesthetics; brilliant guitar pop. Dig Boston.
Indie pop perfection…Simon Spire is going to be a star. Performer Magazine.
An exciting emerging songwriter…heartfelt and wise. PopMatters.
Spire is a musically diverse talent with a Midas touch for great hooks…the album’s sincerity connects. M2 Magazine.
After listening to this album, one hopes that this musician will be the future of indie pop…it would be for the benefit of the genre as well as the industry. The Aquarian Weekly.
Brooklyn Bridge photo credit: Corey Hayes.