CDBaby says ..

‘Aurere’ has been chosen as the Editor’s pick on CD Baby (like an Amazon.com but more indie, old school and heartfelt. CD Baby said ……We love your “THE CAITLIN SMITH GROUP: Aurere” CD so much that we’re featuring it in our Editor’s Picks section from now on. We’re *really* picky about what we feature. We get about 200-250 new albums a DAY coming in here now, (about 200,000 total), and yours is one of the best we’ve ever heard. HERE’S THE REVIEW

“Sophisticated and jazzy, yet with elements of pop and even a little drum & bass – it’s great when an artist’s music doesn’t lend itself to easy description. Caitlin Smith’s music is reminiscent at times of the slightly off-beat songwriting Carole King, at other times of the late night lounge singing of Norah Jones. Some songs are closer to Joni Mitchell’s folk-jazz period, while at other times we can hear the influence of Sting’s mature, composed pop (though it’s nothing like what counts as pop on Top 40 radio). Smith has the same effortless, yet powerful voice that Eva Cassidy had, and what’s better still is that Smith writes her own material. The band she’s assembled does a great job of providing a solid, melodic foundation for her songs, while not overpowering her vocals with their obvious talent. The multiple dynamic shifts in tunes like “Comfort Song” are pulled off by the band with ease, shifting from 70s funk to sparse, fluid groove, down to bass and Rhodes only, and back to the funk. Meanwhile, there’s something very dark lyrics going on in “Brother”, belied by the powerful layers of harmonies and laid-back groove. The electric piano solo on this one is something that must be listened to with headphones, and the mix through the rest of the album is fantastic as well. This album feels like the result of a love of the past 70 years of pop music, from Tin Pan Alley, to 70s singer/songwriters, filtered through a 21st century band featuring electric guitar and spot-on production”.

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