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Locke Creek Records
Acoustic/Folk/Alt.Country
2009/1/5

01 Altamont In The Snow
02 Oh Allison (Try Again)
03 Memphis Moon
04 Hey Shannon
05 A Man Walks Into A Bar
06 Asheville Girl
07 Easy
08 Pins And Needles


09 Amanda
10 T'serclaes
11 Hard To Smile



Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. His mother was a schoolteacher and his father held a factory job. In his family, they were the first generation that didn’t work the farm. As a songwriter, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. The songs on his new recording, Girls, deal with existential realities that are familiar to country and city dwellers alike: redemption, heartbreak, hangovers and the loneliness of the road. Like Stephen’s previous records, The Superstore, Last Call, Drink Ring Jesus, Something In Between, and The Blame’s On U.S. (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams), Girls combines virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty.

Girls marks the fifth album in less than five years since Simmons released his 2004 debut studio album, Last Call. “Lay On The Tracks”, a standout from Last Call, was a winner at the prestigious MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Competition. Last Call was praised by critics on both sides of the Atlantic, picked up by Rounder Europe Records, followed by two more Rounder Europe releases, extensive touring in Europe (including high profile shows at the Blue Highways, Rhythm and Blues, and Take Root Festivals in The Netherlands), a major release with U.S. based Americana Records in 2007, and as always, continued, extensive touring across the United States.