Peter Astor (born 13 August 1960)[1] is an English songwriter and solo artist, known for his work with The Loft, The Weather Prophets, The Wisdom of Harry and Ellis Island Sound.
[4] Astor then formed The Weather Prophets, continuing to be managed by Creation founder, Alan McGee, and signing to his short-lived Elevation label under the auspice of WEA4 releasing the album Mayflower in 1987.
In 2005, Astor released Hal's Eggs, a solo album including radical reworkings of folk standards on Static Caravan Recordings.
He works as senior lecturer at the University of Westminster,[12] where he teaches, researches and writes about music; in 2014, he published his study of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Blank Generation, as part of Bloomsbury's 33⅓ series.
[13] At the beginning of 2015, Astor signed to Fortuna Pop, and released the single "Mr Music", followed by an album, Spilt Milk,[14] recorded with James Hoare of Veronica Falls.