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Oct 21st 2009: Simon Curtis is coming. It´s been far too long coming but the time is nearly upon us. Full details soon...

Oct 26th 2009: Simon Curtis gets Delusional...

There are 3 things in life that I am sure of as I write this:

1. Despite Hugh Jackman being all sexy in Australia, Moulin Rouge remains the greatest Baz Luhrman film of all time
2. This is the best Muppets show clip ever produced
3. Since June 2006, I have been utterly convinced that Simon Curtis is going to be a massive star.

I remain resolute in my convictions on all 3 of these, but today - as I so often have done in the past on this blog - I want to talk about Mr Curtis. I have a feeling that all his on the job training (as it were), all the ups and downs that come part and parcel with breaking into the music industry and everything learned while doing Spectacular has led Simon to this point. Stars who are in control of their music very rarely happen overnight - it takes talent, luck, timing and that je ne sais quoi to capture lightning in a bottle. Well pass him a big metallic conductor and a glass cylindrical object because Simon is taking charge (yes, Ms Jackson, he wants to be the one in Control) and it's all about to get VERY interesting...

The album Alter Boy has been on my playlist for a very long time now and anyone who has heard the tracks that have dotted Simon's myspace over the years will know that it is full of thought provoking, danceable and addictive pop tunes that make you sit up and take notice. It's time to put that on hold (for now) as Simon embraces a new single (from a brand new album) that will be free to fans of his music. The free track - called Delusional - will be availabe when his twitter page reaches 6000 followers - a clip has been on his myspace for a while and I wrote this about it back in 2008...

'Another mega effort from Simon and his producer Jadion - this gives people a peek into the hit laden Alter Boy, and reveals a sound that progresses naturally from his previous work and moves him firmly into club-pop territory. Heavy beats, take-no-shit lyrics and a fuzzy synth ridden chorus all combined with an impassioned vocal from Simon means this ticks all my boxes. The pop messiah is coming.'

Just to add to that - the middle 8 beat breakdown is one of the best pop-dance instrumentals in a while and vaguely reminiscent of something Janet Jackson would have done for RN1814. Potentially it could have an amazing dance routine to accompany it - fingers crossed! Once this single has been saturated into public consciousness, this will lead to a brand new album - something designed to introduce Simon to a much wider audience and will be supported by online videos, a new website and plenty of twitters from the man himself.

Above is a video announcement from Simon himself (loving the Ghostbusters top!) regarding the new album and just as exciting is a snippet of a brand new song in the video below which has the potential to be the best Simon song yet! Opera! Addictive beats! I need more :) Loving the salute signoff by the way...

So make sure you follow Simon on twitter. Join his youtube site. Tell your friends. And blog about it til your heart's content. I've already convinced ace US radio DJ Larry Flick to play some Simon on his morning show "The Jolt" this week (EDIT - 11.37AM GMT - check comments for the twitterfest that occurred when Larry played Simon!!) I've been saying it for nearly 4 years now and I've never been more positive that it's about to happen - Simon Curtis is coming. You better be ready.


5 Essential Simon Snippets...

1. He thinks Paranormal Activity may terrify you this Halloween...
2. He needs to watch Hocus Pocus at least 5 times before 31st October every year...
3. He wishes the X Factor would air live in the USA so he could understand what Popjustice are live-tweeting about...
4. He's addicted to Palm Pre...
5. He's recently been to Uganda for the amazing Friend A Gorilla campaign. Hopefully more on that very soon :)