Thanks to a link on the front page of www.allmusic.com , I just read about Alice Smith. Her debut is out September 5th.

Check out some songs on http://www.myspace.com/alicesmith and let me know what you think please!


Mighty fine too:



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Be sure to check out "Gary Song", great!

Been listening to the album for the last few days. Short, but pretty damned good ("DO I" especially). LOVE her voice. Maybe real music IS on the rise. You just have to look for it.

I will have to see how I can get this. So far only one available on ebay. I suppose I can't just go to the next store and pick this up.

I love this song title of hers "Fake Is The New real."

It says that the CD has been out since May. I will be purchasing it soon!

I downloaded it from emusic.com.

"Do I" is a great sound! ~Thank you... right when I am about to throw in the towel to new music. You saved me.

calldapplwondery83 said:

Yes, I am talking to you.

Glad you like it! I hope she gets some recognition and adds some gigs in Europe, too.

I'm trying to be more open to new music (since my hate turned love of Van Hunt has shown me how completely full of shit I can be ) - from song 3 on I'm kinda diggin her, sounds like something that can definitely grow on me. Thanks for the tip, I may check her album out

Her voice is amazing. I can see her going far, thanks for posting!

I just ordered it... she's opening for "Citizen Cope" (??) in October @ the Independent. I'd check her out but I dunno who the other folks are



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Thanx so much for posting this. I REALLY dig her sound! I will have to cop the album and check her out when she comes to ATL on Sep.30th.

Everyone digs my find! Last time I posted about someone new, no one wanted to hear about it. Though I cannot really remember who that was again...

CalhounSq said:

That would be great! And then PLEASE let us know if she can bring it live!

Thanks much for the tip!

I'm quite intrigued by what I've heard so far. I tend to lean towards artists that really love music, not just some narrow version of it. And she seems to flow freely all over the place.

Thanks again!

calldapplwondery83 said:

If she's opening she'll probably be on for only 30 minutes & I'm not digging Citizen Cope enough to check it out. I'll wait until she does a smaller venue on her own so it's a longer show & worth paying for

Oh yes, didn't read your post properly. Missed the "'d"!

Brendan said:

http://music.aol.com/blac...1109990001



BV: The song 'Do I' has a very Neo-Soul sound, where other songs on the album are the complete opposite; 'New Religion' sounds like a Country song. Are you taking risks producing music that's so eclectic?

AS: I've had a couple of people in the music business tell me stuff like, 'You should be careful, people need something to hold onto. People want one thing they can identify you as.' But I'm like, 'Why?' I don't think it's true. I don't think anybody is one way. It's just music. This other guy told me: 'You need to be careful, what's the common thread [in your music]?' [I said] 'Uh... Me?' I think people get treated like they can't handle it. 'Oh, you're black and you sing this? How are you gonna get to black radio? This is too eclectic for black people.' You know, offensive s#%t! That's rude. What are you really talking about? Are you saying that people are stupid? That's how it feels to me. I have nothing against [record] labels at all, but some people at the labels don't give people an honest chance, and trust that people can understand music. Why can't my signature sound be, 'Alice sings whatever...'?

And BTW, what a fantastic cover:



Whew, I love those songs. She kinda got me!

OH, THE IRONY!!!

Alright, I may have to check the show out after all: I posted a thread earlier on the song I've had on repeat all day, "Sideways" by Santana featuring Citizen Cope



I didn't even bother to look initially b/c I knew he had a slew of folks on this album so I never tripped. But I was making sure it was on all the playlists I wanted it on & I happened to look

FUNNY!!

I bought tix to the show

DAMN, I need to just move into this venue - by the end of October I will have seen 5 people there in the past few months

Nikka Costa
Van Hunt
MeShell
John Legend
Citizen Cope/Alice Smith

Now if P would just do a small club gig there I'd be set I can dream

CalhounSq said:

I'm jealous to the point of NOT wishing you all the fun in the world!

calldapplwondery83 said:

Don't be jealous, just move to San Francisco

calldapplwondery83 said:

I just got this CD the other day and this CD is actually very nice. Creativity everywhere! It makes me smile!

Exactly the kind of shit I love. Great voice, adventurous music and genuine in a world full of plastic shit.

i was going 2 make a thread about her
this cd is great!!!
she reminds me a of betty davis and fiona apple
not a bad combination
she's is saying something musically. i know the press is going 2 talk about her looks, etc. but this chick is on some different -ish

van hunt, alice smith, bilal, tv on the radio, clara hill,and joi. i love 2006!!!

I hope my CD arrives soon...