"Smith is adept at creating that studied coolness" Sunday Times Culture
“Effortless vocals swirl around an ever serene piano... the touching courtship between piano and strings exemplifies Loner's songwriting skills perfectly” Clash Magazine
“A virtuoso pianist...” NME
“Western Sci-Fi beats with an unmistakably pure pop heart” Q Magazine
"Black hole atmospherics skitter between glitchy electro and shimmering snatches of piano"” Is this Music?
"A sound that I find irresistible... Earthy and ethereal" Americana UK
"Touches of the past mixed with visions of the future" Vainzine
"synth-laden, piano pop artistry" MusicOMH
"Smith is now an expert at chilled synth ballads whose imperious melodies and retro-futurist playing is leagues above the average..." planet sound
"An offering of dream-state sounds that ebb and flow with ease" Music News
"devastating perfection" line of best fit
"an intriguing mix with acoustic sounds, a haunting voice, and classic beats...Lyrically, it’s faultless"
"Objectively brilliant and on occasions butterfly-inducing " inthenews.co.uk
The great-nephew of seven organ-playing sisters, Geoff Smith has inherited a gift for playing keyboards and developed his gift into music that transports and transcends the every day; a gift that embraces memorable, shivery melody that lace both glinting dance/pop songs and haunted ballads; a gift that has bewitched not only his great-aunts but also Bomb The Bass, Dot Allison, Sinead O’Connor, American TV soundtrack experts and music fans who claim his gift has helped save their sanity / souls / lives (delete where applicable). But with the second album, both recorded under the name Loner, it’s time that his gift comes not via collaborators, extended families or fans but just himself.
After all, the Loner is identified by his independent status. “It’s a joke name that stuck,” he explains, “due to working alone, in his bedroom with laptop and keyboard for company, and a friend telling him ‘you should just call yourself Loner ‘cos you never bloody go out any more…’
You might be reminded by mid-‘80s Talk Talk, LCD Soundsystems tender side, or more recent work by the late Matthew Jay. Other helpful clues to Loner’s ID are ‘Thief Like Me’, the song he co-wrote with Dot Allison that became the lead single from her 2007 psych-folk album Exaltation Of Larks. Walking Soho’s neon-soaked streets, very late at night - alone of course – is yet another clue.
AVAILABLE TO BUY:
Loner: 'Loner' album / TAO 009 (Just Music)
Loner: 'Road Songs' EP / TAO EP001 (Just Music)
Loner: 'I'm not Sorry' Single / TAO S021 (Just Music)
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thank You very much! Would be glad to see you on a show!
May 24th 8pm The Hope and Anchor / London May 29th 8pm The Peanut Factory / London May 30th 8pm Guitar Bar / Nottingham June 1st 8pm curious generation @ The Source / London
I just love your work!!! It's so beautiful and i love "French Movie" that i have heard in the last episode of the show "Sex And The City" that i watched with my girl friend last month. I have looked for a long time this song and i found this song was from you.
hey loner just wanna say i heard a small part of 'french movie' on satc and loved it, fitted the mood of that scene perfectly. actually went out looking for it and landed here. nice work.
Hi :) Thanks for finding me in this big virtual world. Your work is really amazing... ;) And i see frozen flames in you friends list :) And Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Johnny Cash in your preferences :) About the picture... love b&w and love this one.Kisses
Thanks for adding us, Loner.
We love your music very much.
It's real, it's lonely and sad, and just beautiful.
"Renay's song" almost made me weep ... which is a compliment. Very good stuff!
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