EP30 - 1 & 2 by Simple Kid

Simple Kid - aka Kieran MacFeely - discusses his two albums from the early 00s – simply titled 1 and 2. Sometimes they’re referred to as SK1 and SK2. MacFeely first came to prominence in the late 1990s when The Young Offenders, the Cork glam-infused band he fronted released a couple of memorable singles, but their big break never materialised. Kieran took some time out after The Young Offenders and reemerged in 2002 as Simple Kid, he bought a microphone, a laptop and an 8-track tape machine and released two singles on Fierce Panda Records. Two acclaimed albums followed. He was compared to Badly Drawn Boy and Beck and memorably the NME called him “the post-modern Bob Dylan”. After supporting Kings of Leon on a US tour in 2007 he disappeared. Last year Simple Kid returned with his third album, SK3: Health & Safety. In April 2023 he played his first gig in 15 years. Episode notes are here.