Audio Collection
Travel
Jody William Smith
Contemporary acoustic singer/songwriter music(call it "pholk") in the Wilcox/Larkin/Taylor tradition; well-crafted lyrics and melodies wrapped in a blanket of rich acoustic guitar.
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Everybody's Best Friend | 4:07 | Play |
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The Grays | 4:02 | Play |
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Just Plain Jane | 4:11 | Play |
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Dr. Frankenstein | 5:05 | Play |
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Pickup Sticks | 4:16 | Play |
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Geometry | 3:33 | Play |
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Dry | 6:04 | Play |
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United 904 | 4:35 | Play |
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The Count of Three | 4:04 | Play |
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Great Big Blue | 3:35 | Play |
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Beautiful Noise | 4:17 | Play |
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Description
Singer/songwriter Jody William Smith appreciates life up close. "I hope to reveal the beauty in individual lives by reflecting experiences common to all of us." To accomplish this, he invites us to the fictional burg of Smithtowne, population: one troubadour and his immediate audience. It's a metaphor for the idealized Amercian community, but with an underlying thread of irony. "I think of it as part Mayberry, part Greenwich Village," he jokes. His fans think of it as purposeful music that goes deeper than the mainstream.
Travel, Smith's first full-length release, was recorded in early 2004 by veteran producer Michael Vail Blum, whose resume includes work with Madonna, Roger Daltrey and many other major label acts. Smith's vocal, guitar and keyboard chops on Travel are augmented with performances from several Los Angeles musicians, but Blum's uncluttered production keeps the songs front and center. Says the artist: "Lyrics and melodies tell stories. Stories need room to breathe."
Selections from Travel have been played on various acoustic-friendly radio stations across the country, and Smith has been invited to perform in several songwriter showcases, including ones at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New York, the Sisters Folk Festival in Oregon, and the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas.
Smith seems right at home in this brave new music industry: "What I love about the independent music scene is that it exists on the level of families, friends and neighborhoods. It connects to people where they actually live." Come down to Smithtowne, and you'll see what he means.