Music has always been my salvation. I recently started doing an 'artist spotlight' on facebook, posting daily updates of new or different musicians to check out. I decided I would attempt to do a daily blog reviewing either an album a day or a musician a day.
Todays artist spotlight is on Meaghan Smith.
Born into a family of musicians, it seems natural that she and her other 3 sisters would pursue a career in music, but Meaghans route there was anything but natural. Realizing at a young age that she could not read music and suffered from stage fright she put her musical endeavors on hold until a college professor overheard her singing in a stairwell and pushed her to record a demo. After graduating from art school and moving to the other side of Canada to work as an illustrator she decided to give music another go round. Her goal when making albums is to create a feeling like youre leaving one world and entering another, and I believe she does this perfectly. Pulling inspiration from her childhood as well as old movies and musicals she is able to draw us back to maybe not a simpler time, but a classier time. Its easy at times to feel like you are actually listening to vinyl in your grandmothers living room, her voice is pure and simple-in the sense that she's not trying to oversing to make up for the fact that she cant, she sings because the music moves her. Fun note, Meaghan cannot actually read music and just plays from ear.
She will be in Los Angeles for two dates next week which is exciting-playing at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood where a lot of singer songwriters frequent, and then in Hermosa Beach.
Check out her site when you get a chance www.meaghansmith.com
Than stop into your local indie music shop and buy her 4 song EP 'The Cricket's Quartet' I guarantee it will bring an old fashioned, no strings attached, wrong because its right, smile to your face.
As she whispers sweet nothings, and empties her soul into your ears I hope you dont forget to smile at the beautiful music being made.
-J
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