MP3 Sky Smeed - Mill River
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"A rollicking bunch of songs, with Smeed stretching emotionally, compositionally, and hitting every mark full stride."
Paul Rapp Metroland
13 MP3 Songs
COUNTRY: Country Rock, ROCK: Americana
Details:
Sky Smeed
Mill River (self-released)
Berkshires-by-way-of-Kansas Sky Smeedâs first two CDs were wonderful, unhurried affairs. Great songwriting, expressive singing, but much was downtempo, often to the point of being zen-like. Nice and quiet.
This new one, Mill River, is something else again. Recorded mostly live in three days at New England folk mecca Signature Sound Studios, Mill River is a rollicking bunch of songs, with Smeed stretching emotionally, compositionally, and hitting every mark full stride. With Mill River, Sky Smeed goes toe-to-toe with the great Texas singer-songwriters like Jack Ingram and Robert Earl Keen. Heâs that good, and heâs that distinctive. Heâs got the kind of sweet voice thatâs recognizable after a first listen, and he writes unforgettable songs.
The hard-boogieing âTonight I Willâ peels the paint, with Smeed yowling about tearing it up on a Friday; âAmarillo Sunâ has a majestic and poetic darkness thatâs sniffing around Patti Smithâs territory; âNothing to Fearâ is a slice of small-town boy optimism, winding up with a gypsy-like charge and Smeed singing in long notes âWeâve nothing to fearâ over and over again. âLove Againâ is a staggering epic, starting out as a tepid little woe-is-me lost-love number, building steadily over five minutes to a furious, violent conclusion, with the singerâs character shooting his ex-darlinâs new man. His take on Jimmy Reedâs âShame, Shame, Shameâ leaves the cosmic country stuff behind and shows that Smeed is perfectly capable of taking on the baddest roadhouse. Line âem up.
Smeedâs also got one of the most sure-footed bands in the region. The rhythm section of Andy Crawford (drums) and Dave Christopolis (bass) is simply extraordinary in every respect; Jack Waldheim plays guitar and mandolin with taste and restraint, coloring the songs while leaving most of the solo work to the terrific pedal-steel player Pete Adams, who gives the tracks a distinctive county twang.
Something tells me Smeedâs not long for this local-musician stuff. Way, way too good for that.
âPaul Rapp
Paul Rapp Metroland
13 MP3 Songs
COUNTRY: Country Rock, ROCK: Americana
Details:
Sky Smeed
Mill River (self-released)
Berkshires-by-way-of-Kansas Sky Smeedâs first two CDs were wonderful, unhurried affairs. Great songwriting, expressive singing, but much was downtempo, often to the point of being zen-like. Nice and quiet.
This new one, Mill River, is something else again. Recorded mostly live in three days at New England folk mecca Signature Sound Studios, Mill River is a rollicking bunch of songs, with Smeed stretching emotionally, compositionally, and hitting every mark full stride. With Mill River, Sky Smeed goes toe-to-toe with the great Texas singer-songwriters like Jack Ingram and Robert Earl Keen. Heâs that good, and heâs that distinctive. Heâs got the kind of sweet voice thatâs recognizable after a first listen, and he writes unforgettable songs.
The hard-boogieing âTonight I Willâ peels the paint, with Smeed yowling about tearing it up on a Friday; âAmarillo Sunâ has a majestic and poetic darkness thatâs sniffing around Patti Smithâs territory; âNothing to Fearâ is a slice of small-town boy optimism, winding up with a gypsy-like charge and Smeed singing in long notes âWeâve nothing to fearâ over and over again. âLove Againâ is a staggering epic, starting out as a tepid little woe-is-me lost-love number, building steadily over five minutes to a furious, violent conclusion, with the singerâs character shooting his ex-darlinâs new man. His take on Jimmy Reedâs âShame, Shame, Shameâ leaves the cosmic country stuff behind and shows that Smeed is perfectly capable of taking on the baddest roadhouse. Line âem up.
Smeedâs also got one of the most sure-footed bands in the region. The rhythm section of Andy Crawford (drums) and Dave Christopolis (bass) is simply extraordinary in every respect; Jack Waldheim plays guitar and mandolin with taste and restraint, coloring the songs while leaving most of the solo work to the terrific pedal-steel player Pete Adams, who gives the tracks a distinctive county twang.
Something tells me Smeedâs not long for this local-musician stuff. Way, way too good for that.
âPaul Rapp
in partnership with CDbaby
