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''Young Pilgrim'' is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Charlie Simpson. The album was produced by Danton Supple (Doves, Coldplay) and was released on 15 August 2011 through independent label PIAS Recordings. Following the extended hiatus announced by Fightstar in 2010, Simpson began writing solo material in conjunction with fan funding website Pledge Music. The platform was launched in 2009, as an innovative new way of involving fans in the record making process. Fans "pledge" to receive a copy of the completed project (an album or EP), while also having the chance to purchase exclusive extras such as private gigs, music video appearances, or even providing backing vocals during recording. Simpson first issued new material on Christmas day 2010, releasing a "pledgers only" EP entitled ''When We Were Lions''. The EP and subsequent singles, garnered praise from music critics, seeing "Down Down Down" selected as "Record of the Week" by BBC Radio 1 presenter Fearne Cotton. Simpson has described his solo work as "something completely different", while it has been noted the album contains elements of melancholy, similar to the works of The National, Bon Iver, and Jackson Browne. ''Young Pilgrims physical release was put under strain after all 30,000 copies of the album were destroyed in an arson fire at the warehouse and distribution center for PIAS Entertainment Group during the 2011 London Riots on 8 August 2011. However, it was confirmed the following day that despite the damages, the album would still be released as planned on 15 August. The release proved a success for Simpson and the independent label, entering the UK Albums Chart at number six. ==Singles== *"Down Down Down" was the first single released from the album. It was released on 11 April 2011. The song peaked at number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. It was selected as "Record of the Week" by BBC Radio 1. *"Parachutes" is the second single released from the album. It was released on 7 August 2011. Simpson worked with the same directors for this video as he did with "Down Down Down". *"Cemetery" is the third single from Young Pilgrim. It was a free download of the week on iTunes and later that week Charlie announced that it would be the follow up to Parachutes. He announced via social networking site Twitter. "Very much looking forward to a few days off, before coming back to shoot the video for Cemetery..! :)". It was revealed on 28 September 2011 that it would be released on 31 October 2011 and would include 4 b-sides. *"Farmer & His Gun" is to be the 4th and final single from Young Pilgrim. The news was broke when Charlie tweeted Harry Styles of One Direction that the track would be a single. The song also featured on Charlie's EP 'When We Were Lions' before being promoted from a bonus track from Young Pilgrim to an album track. On 16 January, Charlie Simpson revealed the video for Farmer & His Gun will be fully animated. He announced this on his Twitter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Young Pilgrim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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