His role as drummer and lyricist with his brothers of
The Felice Brothers was not enough for Simone Felice. After leaving this band at the end of the nineties, he developed into a true renaissance man: singer-songwriter, writer, poet and producer of The Lumineers, among others. On All The Bright Coins he blossoms as a troubadour and poet with a collection of songs and recited poetry in which he
… mainly muses about his youth in the 90s. Nights filled with the music of Smashing Pumpkins and Pixies and the company for a summer of one skinny Cassandra come to life in barren and melancholy songs, interspersed with slightly brighter poetry readings. Remarkably, his melodic acoustic music and slightly jagged voice are somewhat reminiscent of Cat Stevens. All The Bright Coins is an engaging listening CD that is all about Felice's storytelling. (MR)more