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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Simone Felice<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div>
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<i><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "></span></font></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">(Team-Love; April 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2012)</font><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">“We</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>are in the presence of a rare,
fiery brilliance.” <b>– The Guardian</b></span></i><i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></font></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">"There is a boldness to Simone's writing, the fierceness and fearlessness of complete honesty that pushes into places that simply take the breath away…some
of his songs are so perfectly formed they sound like they might have been around forever... the best I have heard in a while, touching the hem of Dylan by way of Gordon Lightfoot…These songs are good enough to be sung by the whole world" –<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The
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<i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">"Dylan and Leonard Cohen are brought to mind, such is the depth of emotion wrought by Felice's careful approach."<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>–<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>BBC
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<i><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">“Simone Felice wrote the most heart-wrenching ballad of 2009."<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– Esquire<o:p></o:p></b></font></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">When you sit in a room with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Simone Felice</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>you can hear a subtle metallic
ticking noise. If you hunt for the source of the sound you'll find a scar bisecting the entire length of his chest, a visceral reminder of the open-heart surgery he was forced to undergo in the summer of 2010 after a childhood congenital defect brought him
to the brink of death. Felice’s heart is his metronome, his divining rod, and the life source of his self-titled solo debut, set for release on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>April 2nd, 2012</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>via<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Team-Love</b>.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Former drummer, writer and vocalist of Catskill Mountain troubadours<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The Felice Brothers</b>, and the creator of folk-soul
outfit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The Duke & The King</b>, Simone Felice steps into the spotlight to begin his journey as a lone artist, bearing the fruits of a lifetime of song-writing. Largely self-produced with help from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Ben
Lovett<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>(Mumford & Sons), the album was recorded in deeply resonant places, settings that were as haunted in their rafters as Felice felt in his bones: a barn near his home in the woods, an old church in London,
an abandoned high school building by the Hudson River. What he created in these hushed, hallowed places is music that could be called folk but that has running through it a ghostly gospel-like feel, something otherworldly.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>Simone
Felice</i></b><i> </i>is strikingly simple in its arrangements while extravagant in its emotional impact. Each track is rife with intricate imagery and captivating storytelling, not surprisingly, as Simone is an acclaimed wordsmith, published poet and novelist. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times, serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">As with his prose, </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Felice conveys his often mournful tales of star-crossed
lovers and beautiful losers with remarkable empathy, giving each a deeply personal feeling. <b>“Courtney Love”</b> is less recrimination</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">than rumination on the loneliness in all of us that can lead to
reckless, desperate behavior. Lead single<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>"You & I Belong"</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(with friends from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Mumford & Sons</b>) finds Felice praising
each new morning, an increasingly difficult chore in today's pixilated world of seven billion distractions. The darkly exquisite<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>“New York Times”</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>presents a commanding
lyrical onslaught about the dire state of the front page news. The track can be heard<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>today</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>streaming exclusively at the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Paste
Magazine</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>website: <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2011/12/song-premiere-simone-felice---new-york-times.html">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">The album is available for pre-order now via the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Team-Love</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>website and comes
in two unique packages both including instant downloads of the album's first song<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“Hey Bobby Ray”,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>a stunning choral track featuring<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The
Felice Brothers</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and a girls’ choir from Simone’s hometown, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Catskill High School Trebleaires</b>. For more information please visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><a href="http://www.team-love.com/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">www.team-love.com</span></a><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#222222">.</font><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">1. Hey Bobby Ray 6. Charade<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">2. You & I Belong 7. Dawn Brady’s Song<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">3. New York Times 8. Gimme All You Got<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">4. Courtney Love 9. Sharon Tate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">5. Stormy-Eyed Sarah 10. Splendor in the Grass<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">To celebrate the release of his self-titled debut, Felice will be appearing at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The Bowery Ballroom</b> on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>March
30, 2012</b>, accompanied this one night only by a few very special guests, as well as his core band, the hauntingly harmonious<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Simone Felice Group</b>. Tickets are available now:<a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0000478FE18DAF94" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0000478FE18DAF94</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="http://www.simonefelice.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.simonefelice.com</a> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.team-love.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.team-love.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">For more information on Simone Felice contact Chloe Walsh at Press Here – 212 246 2640. Chloe(at)</font><a href="http://PressHerePublicity.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">PressHerePublicity.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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