Winter Hymns

To be honest, I haven't listened to Charlie Simpson for quite some time now. His debut album, Young Pilgrim, was great and all, but it got overplayed eventually. Nevertheless, there he is again with fresh material. Musically, it's nothing new, this road has been walked down many times before, but it's still quite pleasant, and as a long time fan of Charlie's, I'll always be interested in whatever he's up to. I only wonder if he's ever gonna release another album with Fightstar. Your thoughts?

Farmer & His Gun

...and in case you missed it, there's the new music video from Charlie Simpson's latest single, Farmer & His Gun.

Charlie Simpson Unplugged

Watch Charlie Simpson perform an unplugged version of the song Farmer & His Gun from his debut solo album.

Albums of the year 2011, part II

Let's move on to the second part of my list, the quality rises, the curiosity culminates...

#13 Endgame
Rise Against

Prior to the release, there had been rumours about Rise Against splitting up. Fortunately, they didn't turn out to be true and so fans could enjoy the band's latest output. And here's to hoping that Endgame won't be their last either. Because Tim McIlrath & Co. still haven't forgotten the craft of writing urgent and powerful songs. Again, I may be "a little" biased here, because they're one of my all time favourite bands, but Endgame proves they're still one of the best punk rock bands out there...
Best tracks: Architects, Satelite, This Is Letting Go

Cemetery

Charlie Simpson's new music video.

Young Pilgrim

Finally, we've been given a chance to listen to the much anticipated Charlie Simpson's debut album, so it struck me wondering why we still don't have a single post or even a label dedicated to him. Well, here it is. Express your love in the comments. What do you think of the album, which are your favourite tracks?

One thing is certain, though. The man sure loves walking...