Simon McBride has released his new album Recordings: 2020-2025 in digital format, with physical versions out on 4 April 2025. One of the most celebrated guitarists to emerge in recent years, the new album brings a selection of carefully chosen covers and original songs recorded during a pivotal period in McBride’s life.
“All the recordings in this collection go back to the period right before I became Deep Purple‘s guitar player,” McBride reflects, “which, even now, still feels a bit surreal to say.”
McBride and his three-piece band recorded his original songs in a single take, capturing the chemistry and pure joy of playing together – qualities that define great rock music.
This approach, which focuses on raw and spontaneous performance, has become increasingly rare in the modern recording industry.
Simon McBride says, “We are just products of our influences,” when describing how he developed his unique guitar style. This idea is reflected in his choice of songs as, alongside his own compositions, he reimagines classics by The Cure, The Kinks, Bryan Adams, Duran Duran, Bill Withers, Free, and others in his own distinctive sound.
For Deep Purple fans, Recordings: 2020–2025 offers a new perspective. For everyone else, it’s a raw, unfiltered introduction to Simon McBride’s remarkable guitar playing and songwriting.
Simon McBride – Recordings: 2020–2025 is out now on digital formats. It will be released on 4 April in physical formats via earMUSIC and is available from here.
Simon McBride – Recordings: 2020–2025
Side A
Uniform Of Youth
Kids Wanna Rock
Ordinary World
Grandma’s Hands
I Gotta Move
Side B
Lovesong
Dead In the Water
Gimme Something Good
Don’t Dare
Side C
Heartbraker
The Stealer
Hell Waters Rising
Side D
Dead Man Walking
Fat Pockets
So Much Love to Give
The Fighter Tour – Europe Dates
28.03.2025 – Backstage At The Mill / Paris, France
30.03.2025 – Columbia Theatre / Berlin, Germany
31.03.2025 – Kent / Hamburg, Germany
01.04.2025 – Strom / Munich, Germany
02.04.2025 – De Casino / Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
