Paul Simpson has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 17 episodes and was first played on 26 July 2013.

Paul Simpson is one of the founding members of The Teardrop Explodes, having helped Cope and Co on their way he left the band to form The Wild Swans. Their first record, Revolutionary Spirit was met with high praise and is generally considered to be the best record released by the independent Zoo label. In the early 1980's Simpson formed Care with Ian Broudie and released the singles Flaming Sword and My Boyish Days. The band split having produced many songs but no…