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Enemy simon curtis11/30/2023 (This may sound like a fairly straightforward thing, but it’s noteworthy for an artist, especially one who doesn’t yet have the luxury of major-label backing, to sacrifice cultivating a palatable image for greater artistic integrity.) From that album cover (captured by in-demand shutterbug Tyler Shields) to the tracklist (titles like “Laser Guns Up,” “How to Start a War,” and “Enemy” create a loose extended metaphor of violence and combat), the album is fraught with emotion - namely, anger - and the expression of that feeling takes precedence over making Simon look good. It’s a relief, then, to discover that it’s not a simple album, or an easy one. RA is the first release that could give Simon the platform that he wants, and deserves. RA is the first release that could ratchet up enough in sales to position him as a veritable player in the hyper-competitive, oversaturated pop market. So even though RA could be called Simon’s third album, it’s actually his first commercial release - although he remains (incredibly) without a manager, publicist, agent, or label. In 2010, Simon released his first official album, 8Bit Heart, for free on his website the reaction from listeners was so enthusiastic that the growing legion of fans was dubbed the Robot Army - a group that are every bit as rabid, if not as numerous, as GaGa’s Little Monsters. Tracks like the bouncy “Put Your Makeup On” and Britney-referencing “Detox” grabbed my attention instantly. I first heard Simon’s music in 2007, when the tracks that would later comprise his first EP, Alter Boy, began circulating online. For those of us who have been following Simon Curtis from the very early days of his career, RA is a pretty big deal.
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