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New Excerpt From ‘Songwriter’ Liner Notes – Train In The Distance

Simon curated this set, which moves chronologically through his catalog, and features commercial landmarks alongside ambitious and often criminally underappreciated compositions. This structure makes the case that hit-single success is just one (often over-emphasized) measure; inevitably, with an artist who …

Paul Simon Discusses ‘Songwriter’ Collection

Paul Simon speaks exclusively to Tom Moon about his latest collection:

Q What was your goal with this collection?

A The Songwriter albums (Can you still call them albums?) are a collection of the best, or anyway, my most typical …

Excerpt From ‘Songwriter’ Liner Notes By Tom Moon

For nearly 50 years, Simon has quietly woven strands of what is sometimes called “the American conversation” into elegant, relentlessly tuneful, instantly engaging art. From his very early writing to the material on his hit 2011 release So Beautiful or …