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.”

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.

Check out Rolling Stone’s Lollapalooza ‘09 Guide!

April Smith
It’s possible you haven’t heard much about April Smith but all that is about to change. This Brooklyn singer-songwriter combines country and swing, making crackling songs that wink and smile and sway. She’s got a rich, plummy voice, and she lays it on thick over a taut guitar strum, making for music as long on charm as it is on melody.

April recently stopped by the Planet Verge studios and performed. Check it out!

Check out our recent performance on Fearless Music TV!

Check us out on Fearless Music TV this Saturday at 1:00 AM on Fox 5 (NYC).. and vote for us and they’ll play another song from our performance the following week!  Check here for other cities and to watch it in your area!