Peter Simpson

From the kitsch pop of the Teeny Weenys, through the punk jazz of The Spectre’s Revenge, to the raucous rock of The Dubrovniks, Peter Simpson was a staple of the Australian underground in the 80s. In 1987 Peter Simpson got together with some ex-members of The Scientists and Hoodoo Gurus to form The Dubrovniks. A couple of hit indie singles and an ARIA-award-nominated debut album saw The Dubrovniks become bigger than anyone had anticipated, and they were soon touring Europe, recording a second album, and even breaking into the mainstream Top 40. By 1994 members were finding that other commitments made it harder to function as a band and The Dubrovniks drifted apart. Over the next twenty years Peter Simpson effectively disappeared from the music scene. In 2012, The Spectre’s Revenge reformed for two nights only at Sydney’s Excelsior Hotel. In 2015 and 2016 The Dubrovniks reformed and undertook two sold-out tours of Europe. His musical passion rekindled, Peter recorded and released the EP “Return of the Dilettante” in 2017. In late 2019 he formed Peter Simpson and the Vanity Project, who only played a few times before COVID put an end to that. Peter then returned to the studio and recorded a full album “Good Times Gone Bad”. The first single “Letter to London” was released on August 2, 2024 and has been followed up by "It's OK" related on September 27, 2024.