Crossing over
Just as easy as Calais to Dover
Just as choppy too
If what they say is true
All that's holding you back

Is you

What's the worst that could happen
They say that worse things have happened oooh

What's the worst that could happen
They say that worse things have happened ahhh

At sea
What's the worst that could happen to you
They say that worse things happen at sea
What's the worse that can happen to you
To you

Lean With the Breeze, track released February 13, 2021
Music and lyrics written and recorded by Simon Gledhill
Mastered at Super Audio Mastering (SAM)

Crossing Over

Give you an inch you take a mile
Soft as a kitten
Quiet as a mouse
You say nobody's gonna get out of this house alive

And all with a smile

You don't need to be forward
You just imply
Just read me my fortune and I will comply

Ooooooo
And all with a smile

Oh life can change in a minute
Blink and you'll miss it
Drop your guard and you kiss it away
Kiss it away

What do you say?

Oh life can change in a minute
Blink and you'll miss it
Oh life can change in a minute
Drop your guard and you kiss it

Oh life can change in a minute
Blink and you'll miss it
Oh I'll be there in a minute
Drop your guard and we'll kiss it goodbye

Kiss it good bye

And all with a smile

Lean With the Breeze, track released March 19, 2021
Music and lyrics by Simon Gledhill
Mastered at Super Audio Mastering (SAM)

All with a Smile

Acoustic home recording of The Bearpit. Recorded on 20/06/2022.

Written for Jasmine 18.05.2017

In the morning light she's angelic
She's the reason for my eyes to surface again
And when the setting sun is nigh
We strip down and feel the freezing Avon on our bones

Coz in my lucid dreams I'm on fire
I cross the bearpit to where she lies

And in the morning light, silver lining
It frames her skin and gifts it with a glow
And when the moon is in the sky
I try to picture how I lived without the apple of my eye

Coz in my lucid dreams I'm on fire
I cross the bearpit to where she lies
Among the silhouettes of spider plants
She crossed the bearpit to where I lie
She crossed the bearpit and so shall I
She crossed the bearplit and so shall I

The Bear Pit - Simon Home Studio Version Final

Cognito Sunshine is the pep talk we all need every now and again. It started as a note to self to stop worrying so much and take things a little less seriously, but evolved into a message to anyone who needs to hear it - you're doing just fine. 

Released September 29, 2023

Music and lyrics by Simon Gledhill
Double bass and backing vocals: Joe Woodham
Drums and backing vocals: Fred Hills

Recorded and produced by Alex at The Yard Studio in Hove
Mastered by Simon at Super Audio Mastering

Cognito Sunshine

Going Places is a dreamy, pensive song about feeling stuck in a rut and day dreaming about escaping and being elsewhere. The track builds to a crescendo and ends with a chorus that represents breaking free and going wherever it is your heart longs to be.

Going Places

Rise Again (Radio Edit)

Simon Gledhill is an Indie Folk singer songwriter based in Brighton, UK. Rise Again is the latest single release (2024). Recorded at The Yard Studio in Hove, the track is a confident portrayal of the Lean with the Breeze sound. A must listen for anyone who enjoys well-crafted acoustic songwriting paired with memorable melodies and harmonies. Performing solo and as a trio backed by Fred Hills (drums) and Joe Woodham (double bass), Simon is known for writing honest, heartfelt songs that are both reflective and uplifting.

After co-writing and releasing 5 EPs with three-part harmony driven Indie Folk trio Liemba, Simon is now embarking on a solo career to shine a light on his own prolific catalogue of songs. In 2020, Simon recorded two of his newest tracks: Crossing Over and All with a Smile. Recorded by himself at home, these tracks became the starting point for the new direction. Both tracks are minimalist in instrumentation, featuring only acoustic guitar, electric guitar and bass with some percussion and backing vocals. The idea was to represent Simon in as true a form as possible before delving into working with other musicians and building the sound.  

With the release of the first two solo tracks, Fred Hills (Ellie Ford, Michael Baker, Time For T & Mara Simpson) and Joe Woodham (Jouis) were brought onboard to develop the live shows as well as the studio sound. This led to the recording of the Cognito Sunshine EP, a departure from the initial bedroom recordings and a realisation of the true potential of Lean with the Breeze. The EP was recorded and produced by Alex Barron at the Yard Studio. It features three tracks that are a cross-section of the different types of tunes in Simon’s songbook. Positive, uplifting, folky, reflective, bold and sometimes rocky. Listeners will get a clear picture of what Lean with the Breeze is about.

For fans of Neil Young, Crosby Stills and Nash, Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, Kings of Convenience, Paul Simon, Wilco, JJ Cale, James Taylor, Edward Sharpe, Ben Howard.

'Bright, meaningful and tuneful' - U N INDIE FOLK MUSIC 

'Vocals are sublime... guitar work is really quite exquisite.' - ECLECTIC MUSIC LOVER

'Genuine and uplifting' - BUZZ SLAYERS

‘Really catchy songwriting…’ FRESH GROUND INDIE

'...driving melodies, charming vocal performances and warm production... needs to be on your new release radar...!' - FVMUSIC BLOG

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