about Hemlock Smith
Hemlock Smith is the project of singer/songwriter Michael Frei, who is currently living in Lausanne, Switzerland. Somewhere between rock, folk, pop and jazz, he tells some dark tales, but with the distance of irony and the weary warmth of a man who has lived them. His soft voice is a song of night, sometimes just a murmur, a relic from a distant dream.
After a first record (A secret life, 2002) , which has gathered wide critical acclaim and has been distributed in Europe and South America, the long wait is now being justified by the arrival of the second album, « Umbrella Fitz & Gerald », because its a small treasure box full of odd pop songs, a mixture between methodical construction and orchestrated hazard.
Recorded almost totally live by a quartet with a jazz and pop focus, several added elements (like a string quartet or a blues dobro) make this a very personal, diverse and original experience. The record has been mixed in Los Angeles (by Husky Höskulds, who has worked with Tom Waits, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, Solomon Burke, among others) and masterised in Paris to guarantee optimal sound quality, dynamic and width.
Montage
Hemlock Smith has not created a montage yet.
If you are interested in creating your own montage, click here to get started.
Comments- View More
- Add Comment
Nobody has written any comments yet.
Write a comment now.