Phil Smith and Bree de Rome

SATURDAY JUNE 7th - BRISBANE, QLD The Bearded Lady – w/ Bree de Rome 8:00pm The new PHIL SMITH album “Year Of The Dog” is without an emotional filter. It is stripped bare on every level in the great tradition of albums like Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon” and Ryan Adam’s “Heartbreaker”. Since it’s release, “Year Of The Dog” has been receiving rave reviews with particular favor towards PHIL’S well-crafted songwriting. Noel Mengel from The Courier Mail described PHIL SMITH’S music as “a beautifully understated example of Americana songcraft.” Listen to the new single here: http://philsmithmusic.bandcamp.com/track/el-corazon Phil spent his formative years as a transient soul sharing life with people that always seemed to be running away from something. These experiences shaped him as a songwriter. “As you get older, and you start to learn first hand about death, and all it's attendant misfortunes and unravelings, you get to realizing pretty quick that there ain't nothing in this mean old world as important as your own flesh and blood.” 2013 was unquestionably a long, hard, lousy year for PHIL SMITH and ‘Year Of The Dog’ is it’s brutally honest musical journal. But inside, there will be unexpected pockets of song-writing sunshine, a glimpse into hope and a sweet appreciation of all the melancholy and mad moments.