Not new enough to be news, not old enough to be retro: Alice Smith
Her CD came out in late 2006, and she hasn't made a big splash (though she was nominated for a Grammy, in the Best Urban/Alternative category), but I was listening to Alice Smith's "For Lovers, Dreamers and Me", and I remembered how much I really liked it. Sometimes, I think that women singer/songwriters get marginalized unfairly; stuck on Starbucks compilations and largely ignored. But Smith is cooool. Her sound is easy and soulful, and she's got a strong voice that doesn't try too hard. Listen.
Completely coincidentally, she's playing Terminal 5 June 26.
"Dream"
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