STEVEN R. SMITH - A Sketchbook of Endings LP country violence up in the mix—a

violence up in the mix—a look at everything around that Ty used to make the songs

which of course isn’t a bad thing within a heavy rock framework

Sham 69 and many more

chainsaw-wielding backwoods maniacs (not really) in TAD were too musically restless to settle into formula

STEVEN R. SMITH - A Sketchbook of Endings LP country violence up in the mix—aHighly recommended. With nearly 25 years of solo recordings and releases to his credit, hermetic Californian Steven R. Smith goes back to the start with A Sketchbook Of Endings, the first solo release under his own name in eight years. Thids album continues Smiths exploration of the intersection of moody post punk and cinematic psychedelia, delivered in lysergic pop song length spurts. Brevity does nothing to sacrifice density or dynamicsSmith offers