Simon Joyner

Simon Joyner (born 1971) is an American singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska. He has influenced the music of Bright Eyes, Kevin Morby and Gillian Welch. In the early 1990s, Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by Rolling Stone. He is also known for the so-called "Peel Incident," when British DJ John Peel played his album, The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll, from beginning to end on air. Joyner has collaborated with John Darnielle, of The Mountain Goats. He is named after Paul Simon. Simon Joyner lives in Omaha with his wife and three children. Discography Studio albums Umbilical Chords (One-Hour OH-002 MC 1992) Room Temperature (One-Hour OH-006 MC & CD 1993) (reissue as a 2LP-set by Jagjaguwar (JAG041) on December 6, 2005) The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll (Sing, Eunuchs! LP 1994) (reissue on LP and CD by Team Love (TL-016) on May 6, 2008) Heaven's Gate (Sing, Eunuchs! LP 1995) (released on CD by Brinkman Records in 1996) Songs for the New Year (Sing, Eunuchs! EUNUCH 38 LP 1997 / Shrimper Records SHR 92 CD 1997) Yesterday, Tomorrow, And in Between (Sing, Eunuchs! 2LP and CD 1998) The Lousy Dance (Truckstop LP and CD 1999) Hotel Lives (Truckstop 2LP and CD 2001) Lost with the Lights On (Jagjaguwar LP and CD March 16, 2004) Skeleton Blues (w/ The Fallen Men) (Jagjaguwar LP and CD November 21, 2006) Out into The Snow (Team Love LP and CD September 15, 2009) Ghosts (Sing, Eunuchs! 2LP 2012) Grass, Branch & Bone (WOODSIST 2015) Step into The Earthquake (BB*ISLAND – BBI 0322, Ba Da Bing! – BING136CD 2017) Pocket Moon (Grapefruit Records – GY9-4, BB*ISLAND – BBI 0372 2019) Songs From a Stolen Guitar (Grapefruit Records 2022)