This album will surprise people familiar with Sime's previous releases. Clearly he and his collection of of Australia's finest musicians have had a lot of fun creating this music. With Happy Hour, Sime shows us a leaner, pop sensibility that makes this a highly listenable and sunny collection of songs. He stares straight back at the listener and dares us to share a little hope. Curiously it works.

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Broke & Banned songs of Sime Nugent is Sime's tenth album and debut solo outing.

Recorded in five studios with three collections of some of Sime's favorite musicians,Broke and Banned songs of Sime Nugent is out through Low Transit Industries and distributed by Reverberation."I tried to leave the songs up on stilts or gut the middle of them.I wanted to leave the point and quit the pagent.I guess it's alot more raw than the last couple of albums with the Forefathers.It didn't seem like the right time for bells and whistles."

Broke & Banned songs of Sime Nugent features guest performances by Angie Hart (Frente),J Walker (Machine Translations), Steve Hesketh (Forefathers,Jet),Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane),Mike Noga (Drones,Mick Turner), Peter Luscombe (Paul Kelly) and many more.

Sime Nugent and the Forefathers latest offering is, 'The Undertow'.

The band are proud to have collaborated with Shane O'Mara on this, their second record. Shane was able to bring a filmic quality to Sime's songs, allowing their vast sense of space and the 'to the point' almost conversational lyrics to develop naturally.

Akin to the work of Mitchell Froom or Daniel Lanois, 'The Undertow' has a certain timeless quality within its production values.

In addition to the core group, there are notable guest performances by Shane O'Mara, Dan Luscombe and Mia Dyson (to name a few).'The Undertow' is an even-handed snapshot of us all; an investment in what's really going on once all the bells and whistles have run out of puff - and ultimately a very rewarding leap of faith.

Sime Nugent and the Forefathers' album 'More About the Benefits of Hindsight' was voted best Australian debut album for 2002 by the readers of Rhythms magazine. This is a classic singer-songwriter album

..."The double whammy of a lush and brittle voice and a tune to match"-Herald Sun
..."This is an A grade artist with a magnificantly well produced album. It opens with the great sounding vocal chords of Sime Nugent and an earthy musicality that is fresh on the ears."-Australian musician