Rob Smith (Irish musician)

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Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982)[1] is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ[2][3] and writer from Terenure,[4] Dublin.

Biography

Smith released his debut album, Throwing It All Away, in March 2008 to considerable success[5] and toured in 10 countries across Europe promoting it. The lead single from the album, Stand Up, reached number 1 in the Irish downloads charts that summer.[6] The follow up, 2010's The Juliana Field, was released to critical acclaim[7][8] and landed Smith a nomination for Most Promising Act at that year's Meteor Awards.[9] He released a live EP, titled Live in New York & Dublin, the following year.[10] He released a well-received punk rock single in February 2015 called Dale Boca Juniors which charted in both Ireland and Argentina.[11] In May 2015, he released a compilation titled Snapped Strings & Hangovers.[12]

He is also a DJ, specialising in indie and alternative rock, and has spun in countries such as Italy,[2] Netherlands, Scotland and the United States.[3] A notable Boca Juniors fan[13], he is also a football writer for Irish music magazine Hot Press.[citation needed]

The Swedish Railway Orchestra

The Swedish Railway Orchestra is an electronica[14] project by Smith; he released his debut LP Northern Lights under the name in September 2016, [15][16] as well the follow up This Is A Dream to critical acclaim.[17] Musically, the project has been described in the press as a cross between LCD Soundsystem and Jape.[18]

Discography

Albums

  • Throwing It All Away – 15 March 2008
  • The Juliana Field – 20 August 2010
  • Northern Lights – 1 September 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[19]
  • This Is A Dream – 29 September 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • This Is A Mixtape – 1 May 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)

Extended plays

  • Live in New York & Dublin – 2011
  • Late Night (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 31 October 2016
  • Remixes, Vol. 1 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 26 October 2018

Compilations

  • Snapped Strings & Hangovers – 29 May 2015

Singles

  • So Many, So Near – 2008
  • Stand Up – 2008
  • Rue Sainte-Dominique – 2011
  • Dale Boca Juniors – 2015
  • Bostero – 2016
  • Northern Lights – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[14]
  • Water – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • The Allegiance of Bobby Turbulence – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • I Don't See Any Daylight Anymore – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[20]
  • Time – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • Why Don't You Talk To Me – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • All I Want – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • This Is A Dream – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • Bullet for a Bullfighter / I Love You (But If You Clap When the Plane Lands, I'll Leave You!) – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • Wy Bk Hm – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)

References

  1. ^ "Rob Smith". Twitter. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Rob Smith (Irl) DJ set – The Football English Pub, Milan". Time Out. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Rob Smith (DJ Set)". Live Nation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ Craig, Louis (17 October 2012). "Accommadation [sic] in Terenure". Terenure Village. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ^ Monaghan, Vanessa (24 August 2009). "Rob Smith: Throwing It All Away Review". Nessymon.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Stone Roses Experience to open Oxygen Festival". Munster Express Online. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. ^ Monaghan, Vanessa (13 September 2010). "Rob Smith: The Juliana Field Album Review". Nessymon.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. ^ Hayden, Jackie (1 November 2010). "The Juliana Field". Hot Press. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Rob Smith – [Singer Songwriter]". Dublin Rocks. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Live in New York & Dublin – Rob Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Video: Irishman Rob Smith pens hit song for Boca Juniors". Irish Daily Star. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Rob Smith releases new LP this Friday". Hot Press. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Un irlandés por la Bombonera". Club Atlético Boca Juniors. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. ^ a b Byrne, Niall (7 September 2016). "Nialler9's New Irish Music: James Vincent McMorrow, August Wells and more". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  15. ^ Bodger (30 August 2016). "Free Show Tonight". Broadsheet.ie. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  16. ^ "The Swedish Railway Orchestra". Breaking Tunes. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Track of the Day: The Swedish Railway Orchestra 'Wy Bk Hm'". Hot Press. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  18. ^ "JOE's New Song of the Day #332: The Swedish Railway Orchestra – 'Late Night'". JOE.ie. 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  19. ^ "Northern Lights – The Swedish Railway Orchestra". iTunes Store. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  20. ^ "The Thin Air | Global Arts & Culture With A Local Accent". thethinair.net.

External links

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