“This is about as solid as it gets, and rest assured, even this won’t last forever. It’s a theme that surfaces many times in the album, the search for the essence, the inner framework that holds everything together, which we hope will be lasting, and like everything, is transitory. S’OK, I can live with it.” – Chris Smither
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PopMatters Review
“Further evidence of his prodigious songwriting, playing and singing abilities… peak Chris Smither… at once both a revelation and not unlike the return of a long-awaited friend.”
Read the full PopMatters review of the new album, All About the Bones.
New Album + Video
Yes, it’s true. Chris’ 20th album, All About the Bones, produced by longtime friend and producer David Goodrich, features eight brand new songs plus Smither renditions of Eliza Gilkyson’s “Calm Before the Storm” and Tom Petty’s “Time to Move On.” Recorded at Sonelab Studios in Easthampton, Massachusetts with Goodrich, Zak Trojano, BettySoo, and Chris Cheek joining Chris, All About the Bones is signature-Smither.
Watch a video from the new album & pre-order your copy today.
Podcast Alert
A a couple of weeks ago, after soundcheck at The Turning Point, Chris sat down for a chat with Sam Dingman from the podcast The Midnight Disease.
Listen to their conversation on The Midnight Disease website or wherever you get your podcasts.
‘More from the Levee’ Offers Unfiltered Bayou Blues
“With jaunty, spiraling picking, veteran singer-songwriter Chris Smither kicks off More from the Levee with “Lonely Time,” a song he first recorded on his 1972 debut album I’m a Stranger Too. Aside from a sashaying original, “What I Do,” the bulk of the tunes on Smither’s 18th album also draw from the past—they are previously unreleased gems from the 2013 New Orleans sessions that resulted in Smither’s stunning career retrospective Still on the Levee…”
Blues Magazine Review
“If you have to read this review to figure out this is a good album, you haven’t listened to this guy through his 18 LPs in half a century. But if you’re curious, you’ll read it anyway. So, go ahead, take off your shoes. I’ll wait. Chris Smither is one of the most consistent singer/songwriters in the business… as casual as John Prine and as comfortable as Tom Rush… These are the thoughts of a man whose
lived life well spent.”
Read the full Blues Music Magazine review of More from the Levee…
Streaming Global Tour
Boch Center Ghost Light Performance
If you missed Chris’s performance as part of the Boch Center Wang Theatre Ghost Light Series, watch it above or on YouTube.