Silent Cities was founded by Simon Maddison for an experimental sound art project in 2010 during his degree studies at Liverpool Hope University. In the early days, Silent Cities evolved from its origins of smashed glass, guitar drones, Jeff Buckley-esque adlibs, and squeaky polystyrene, into bedroom quality acoustic demos that caught the ears of radio presenters at BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing Merseyside.

Simon went on to record his first studio record for Silent Cities titled the Eigenlicht EP with acclaimed producer/engineer Mario Leal (Mumford & Sons, John Grant,  Nile Rodgers & CHIC). Further recordings with Mario yielded the MdinA EP and through funding from the Merseyside Arts Foundation and Arts Council England this evolved into the first fully fledged studio album for Silent Cities titled Autumn Moon, recorded with Daniel Woodward (Ladytron, Circa Waves, BC Camplight) at Whitewood Studios. Each release received great praise and continued airplay from Dave Monks at BBC Introducing and Tom Robinson at BBC 6 Music.

After touring for several years at the finest basements, cafes, art galleries, and grassroots festivals (Liverpool Sound City, BBC 6 Fringe, Camden Rocks) across the United Kingdom, Silent Cities grew a small but dedicated fanbase of listeners. Having performed solo for many years, Simon enlisted a fellow multi-instrumentalist music producer Gab Chi to assist with live arrangements and performances.

2023 now sees Simon fulfil his long term goal of 10 years (I don’t have a lot of money) of releasing a fully self-realised and recorded album of material produced from his home studio. The first true flavour of these recordings will be featured in the “What Will I Learn EP” due for digital and physical release 23.7.23.

(National UK tour dates TBC)