John Smith - Great Lakes
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| John Smith - Great Lakes |
Release Date: 27th January 2014
Before even listening to this, my
favourite thing about this record is that the artist, John Smith, has happily
gone along with the traditional 'most common name in Britain'. It's probably
not true anymore, too many Tyler's and Archie's roaming the land, but at least
he didn't go for a fancy name change or a silly spelling (Jean Smythe, for
instance). I also like him because he's from Devon and that makes this Devonian
quite proud indeed considering the attention the attention his music is getting
- I hope the music lives up to all this hype........don't worry, it totally
does. 'Great Lakes' is the name of Mr Smith's forthcoming new single which is a
lament of soaring proportions full of sweeping strings, a shuffled beat and the
kind of voice that should only be heard when your heart is on the verge of
breaking. Smiths' dusky, gravelly tones are simply beautiful and the guitar
work is entirely Simon and Garfunkel-esque with a lilting edge to the melody
that runs throughout. Lyrically, this is a tragic tale of love, loss and regret
but with a tinge of defiance just hanging around in the background. John Smith
is a talent, no doubt, and I look forward to the album, also called 'Great
Lakes' confusingly enough.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/acousticsmith?ref=ts&fref=ts
Live Dates:
22nd May - Chorlton Arts Festival, Crewe
31st May - Acoustic Festival of Britain, Uttoxeter