Until the Album Premiere Show at the Mercury Lounge in NYC!   Do you have your tickets yet?  Only a few left, don’t miss out!

April’s song “Colors” is featured as NPR’s Song of the Day! Check it out!

April Smith: Sunny Energy, Stage-Friendly Sauciness

April Smith was born to be an entertainer. A native of the New Jersey shore —though her old-timey sensibility wouldn’t fit in too well on an MTV reality show — she radiates sunny energy and stage-ready sauciness. Her powerful, lustrous voice is the rare kind that stands out among a thousand pop stars. Just ask her fans: When Smith put out a request for funds, they readily coughed up $13,000 to cover the production of her album, Songs for a Sinking Ship.

“Colors” is the buoy that floats to the top of the record: It’s an up-tempo jaunt that illustrates one side of a long-distance relationship, not lamenting the isolation but instead looking fixedly to the future. Both a plea for the separation to end and a promise to remain steadfast, “Colors” is at least as much a ballad of heartfelt yearning as it is a stomp-and-swagger jam. It depicts seaborne loyalty that recalls Penelope’s long and faithful wait for Odysseus; Smith’s spunk convinces listeners that, also like Penelope, she’s not helpless, but rather the rock of the relationship. “Like a lighthouse guides a shipwrecked sailor safely from the sea,” she sings, “I’ll wear your colors till you come back home to me.”

Well, my friends, the time has come and “Songs for a Sinking Ship” is finally available! You can order it from my store by clicking HERE or download it from iTunes by clicking HERE! We’re all really excited about the release so please tell all your friends…we appreciate you spreading the word!

I’d like to say thanks to you all for being so wonderfully supportive over the years! And a special thanks to my management, Kickstarter, and all the backers for making this album possible - WE DID IT!

For those of you in the New York area, please join us in celebration at the Album Premiere Show on March 10th at 6:30 PM at the Mercury Lounge in NYC.  We’re pulling out all of the stops so it certainly won’t be your average show. My friend, Henry Wolfe, is kicking off the night and you’re sure to love his music as much as we do!  Tickets are available HERE - See you there!

XO,
April

Hey mates,

It seems that folks are enjoying the album already! It’s been getting some great reviews and the artwork alone has been quite the topic…thanks to Matt Hoyle and Karen and Mike of Two Arms Inc! If you want to know what’s being discussed on the poopdeck, here are links to some of the recent chatter:

Popwreckoning
Popdose
Eat Sleep Drink

Back in August, April Smith and the band swung by the offices of Daytrotter.com and had a ton of fun laying down a few songs from their upcoming album. Check it out now at Daytrotter.com!

April and her band are featured in the NYPost.com as the #2 Artist to Watch in 2010!

April Smith & The Great Picture Show- The Folky Sass Pot

April Smith is a Jersey gal (not the Snooki kind) who now calls Brooklyn home — neither of which you would guess from her juke-joint cabaret sound.

Adorable, quirky and the owner of a voice that could cure depression, April makes the world a better place. Period. Her fan-funded album “Songs For A Sinking Ship” (out Feb. 23) plays out like a circus pop dream, each track as catchy as the next. Her single “Colors” will make your inner 5-year old start skipping along and maybe even piddle a little.