April Smith and the Great Picture Show
Favorite Blue Mic: en·CORE 200
“I am in love with these en·CORE mics from Blue! I know that my vocals will be clear as a bell and I don't have to strain or push my voice. I just have to sing and they do the rest!”
April Smith - vocals, rhythm guitar
Stevens - bass
Nick - drums
Marty - lead guitar
Mike - keys
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
New Album: Songs for a Sinking Ship
Single: “Colors”
Produced By: Dan Romer
Record Label: Self-released
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"Judging from some tracks on her new album 'Songs for a Sinking Ship,' Brooklyn singer/songwriter April Smith is quite the burlesque bad girl. Verbally smacking down the competition for her man's affections ('Dixie Boy') and confessing to sins apparently too atrocious to mention ('Terrible Things'), Smith takes a ride into the annals of vintage Mason-Dixon pop, packing a sound full of sassy hooks and swinging rhythms." - Paste
"April Smith was born to be an entertainer... She radiates sunny energy and stage-ready sauciness.... 'Colors' is the buoy that floats to the top of the record... at least as much a ballad of heartfelt yearning as it is a stomp-and-swagger jam. - NPR Song of the Day
"An intriguingly skewed lyrical sensibility... the relentless clap-along boogie of the album's standout track, 'Colors.'" - Entertainment Weekly Music Mix
"Adorable, quirky and the owner of a voice that could cure depression, April makes the world a better place. Period. Her fan-funded album plays out like a circus pop dream, each track as catchy as the next. - New York Post "PopWrap" (#2 on 10 musicians to watch in 2010)
About
It's possible you haven't heard much about April Smith, but all that is about to change," declared RollingStone.com recently. April is tiny, but you can often find her and her band, The Great Picture Show, rocking big stages, including at this past summer's Lollapalooza festival in Chicago. April's retro pop sound, carnivalesque melodies and jangly, suitcase-beating spirit will have you spinning like a whirling dervish! Her sly wit, cheeky attitude, sticky cadences, and profound lyrics are brilliantly incorporated into her songs.
April's song "Colors" was NPR's Song of the Day the Friday after street date. Their album "Songs for a Sinking Ship" debuted at #77 on Billboard Heatseekers. Smith + band have toured recently with Fanfarlo and Langhorne Slim. Get ready for sing-along love songs brought to life by one of the coolest girls you know.
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