Zimmerman

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    ‘I don’t believe in Elvis / I don’t believe in Zimmerman / I don’t believe in Beatles’. This is a fragment of the lyrics to John Lennon’s God, from 1970. That very song made Simon aware that Zimmerman was Bob Dylan’s real name. “It is such a pity that he never used that name himself. I do that now on his behalf. I don’t consider myself a super-fan, nor does my music even come close to his.” Unconsciously the composer in Simon Casier absorbed everything he enjoyed listening to, varying from Bob Dylan, The Strokes, Radiohead and Eels to John Frusciante, or bands he was part of himself. His debut album is laden with pure pop-songs with unparalleled melodies and gems that grow with time, revealing new secrets every time they are played. Without crazy solos or innumerable layers, but directed firmly by their ‘vibe”. In the case of the final track What Will We Do? And When? the unmixed demo was handed in for mastering, in You Won My Heart his present beloved Noémie Wolfs takes female lead vocals and the showpiece Hard To Pretend was lengthened with an outro melody that could well go on forever, but that clocks at 8 minutes. Which should not be too difficult to extend when played live…… Forget about Bob, Zimmerman is a truly adventurous rock trio with a dazzling debut album.