The Poor Performer - Awash With . . . [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: LSE0011PK
Barcode: 798234006447
Release Date: 27 Nov 2026
Genre: Rock

DESCRIPTION 
SIMON RIVERS has a long history of great, unheralded releases, likely due to his penchant for self-releasing his work when finding a label to do that for you was de riguer for any ambitious performer. Now everyone does it, which could be why Simon stopped! Through a long string of records as leader of The Bitter Springs, founder of Oldfield Youth Club and popping up on the odd gig here or there - Band Of Holy Joy springs to mind; in fact we met him when he jumped onstage at one of their shows to sing a tune with Johny Brown.
Si's gone solo now (more or less) as Poor Performer. His last release, Like Yer Wounds Too, was four long years ago, and if you've been wondering what he's been doing since, the answer is here . . . 17 songs (one of 'em a "mystery" track") adding up to more than an hour's worth of new music, all on one CD + booklet package, like those we've done with HOUSE Of ALL and Entracte.
This new opus is astoundingly great . . . odes to pub friends and Andy Williams are among our favourites, and Simon's long association with fellow postman Vic Godard shines through on lyrics which are weirdly touching, bitingly cynical & truly romantic, not to mention a stellar production that partially explains the lengthy birthing of this fine work! It's smart, funny, and stunning.
This marvellous collection is a strictly limited edition package: the CD features a fullcolour sleeve and a full-colour A5 stapled full-colour booklet with all sorts of fab art and text and lyrics . . . and it seems as if Simon will be playing some rare dates around the UK throughout the year.

TRACKLISTING
1 Unannounced
2 My So Called Lucky Pants
3 All The Normal Things
4 The Party Boat
5 More Loneliness On A Crowded Boat
6 Sheep Dog Trials
7 Hatred Home
8 The Beautiful Game
9 Black And The Blueprint
10 What Would Andy Do
11 Under The Weight
12 Stirring Up A Hornets' Next
13 Can't See You Anymore
14 A Woman Like You
15 Pub Friends
16 Rain On The Mountainside
17 Pity Me The Poor Performer