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Vertigo Smyth
Indie / Pop / Other

Deadlines: they just sound so....final, y'know?



Way out west
Ireland

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Member Since1/20/2006
Band Websitewww.vertigosmyth.com
Band MembersVertigo Smyth-vocals, guitars, ukes and banjo. Brian O' Grady-double bass, fender jazz bass, moral and logistical support
InfluencesMahler, The Muppet Show, Tom Waits, This Mortal Coil, Scott Joplin, Elliott Smith, crackly vinyl stuff, Randy Newman, Beck, Cat Power, power chords, Lo Fi stuff, Hi fi stuff, some alt country, some alt shift caps lock country, Rufus Wainwright, good ole laughing Len, Jeff Buckley giving it socks with just a Telecaster, Ogden Nash,Frank O'Hara, James Thurber, Saki, White Stripes, silly punk stuff,old things,broken things antique things, the smell of rosewood guitars, Thomas Hardy (not many people know he had a band. He invented Hardy-Core which matched straight edge punk riffing to pastoral poetry.....) Nina, Billie, Scott Walker, Lee Hazelwood, Nick Cave, Mazzy Star, scratchy guitars and depraved blues. The type of music made for attic rooms. And The Velvet Underground. And Nico. And reverb. There isn't half enough reverb around. Did I forget Big Star?Magnetic Fields?6ths?And Harry Nilsson?The Royal Tannenbaums, Powell and Pressberger, that Whistler painting "Nocuturne in Black and Gold", "Notes on Love" by Petra Jean Phillipson, "Late Night Final" by Richard Hawley (it's a great album to put on when you get home from a long night) Nouvelle Vague ( both albums and the movement)Luis Buneul (you have to read his autobiography), John Fahey, Adrian Utleys sweet and sour guitar solos for Portishead, Django Rheinhardt, John Barry, Arvo Part,Yann Tierson,Bach,magpies,the beach at Seafield, Nick Drake, the sound that John Martyn gets from his guitar for "Small Hours", the forgotten genius of Harry Clarke, the Tindersticks soundtrack for Nenette et Boni....ah sure just drop round and we'll put a record on.
Sounds Like
I’m not a big fan of the whole singer song writer thing, whinging in earnest tones bout being left broken hearted by Suzie Rottencrotch. I just don’t believe ‘em. Mr. Smyth on the other hand has two things most of the pretenders lack, vocal prowess and proper lyrics-Playrewind.com

Straight outta Ennis, comes Vertigo Smyth’s debut EP. His favourite albums list include Beck’s Sea Change, Jeff Buckley’s Grace and Neil Young’s Harvest. Despite his own material sharing an acoustic commonality with these records, the end result is a lot more playful and carefree and the 4 tracks here fly by. Opener ‘Comfort Me’ is a lovely ukulele-led number with handclaps and delightfully subtle backing vocals. ‘Dirty Blue’ admonishes hipster jeans in a laidback fashion complete with brass-mimicking mouth solo. A promising debut release-State.ie

A man with birds on his album can't be bad-Pa's Ma.
Record LabelUnknown Indie
Type of LabelIndie


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BB.artworks





Jul 15 2009 1:44 PM

thank you ^^

hope you like my creations ^^


myflickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bb_artworks


ps. i'm interested in collaborate to design album covers and graphics in general ^^




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Beatriz





Jul 15 2009 7:19 AM

Very nice your music!! Thanks for the request!! and for share your music!!:-)
Bsos from Spain!!
Jane





Jul 14 2009 7:59 PM

great cant wait:D
Jane





Jul 14 2009 5:16 PM

pretty good urself?loving the tunes!!
Barry Whiteside





Jul 14 2009 1:06 AM

I'm using it as an excuse to buy a top hat. The last excuse I had was a girl bringing me to a debs who dumped me before I got the chance. This is yet another reason why having a ukulele is better than having a woman!
babette





Jul 13 2009 8:34 PM

Yes, thanks! It's cool! A good continuation to you! Emmanuelle
Barry Whiteside





Jul 12 2009 12:17 PM

Hey man, looking forward to seeing you at Uhulele Hooley! Keep up the good noise!

- Barry Whiteside
Luísa





Jul 11 2009 3:54 PM

Hello! Thanks for the request.
Love the songs (must admit i have a thing for the sound of ukulele...)
Greetings from Portugal :)
Lady Moth





Jul 11 2009 12:14 PM

love))
Elise





Jul 11 2009 12:08 PM

Haha, oh indeed. The most underrated form of celeb-transport there is! Hoho ;) xx
Elise





Jul 11 2009 11:38 AM

Hey :)
Cheers for the invite - I'm liking the music! Give me a nudge if you ever find yourself in my neck o'the woods for a gig :)

Elise xx
jimmy the hideous penguin





Jul 1 2009 8:54 AM

http://www.sendspace.com/file/doqaqp
new mix, enjoy!
Carol Anne McGowan





Jun 17 2009 5:20 PM

haaw! *big red face*!
Music For Dead Birds





Jun 11 2009 1:48 PM

Wow vertigo the armada song is really ace ventura.. well done, cannot wait to hear the whole of the new cd
jamesobrien





Jun 7 2009 10:04 AM

nice new track tim production is lovely!!

keep up the good work

james
Lisa





Jun 4 2009 3:21 PM

How long til the album is released? Love the comfort me video!
Jayne





May 29 2009 4:40 PM

Great video for comfort me. Looking forward to the album.
Thomas of the H’armageddon





May 27 2009 10:11 AM

How's Tim.. Interesting choice to cover Kurt Weill dude.

Thomás of the Fada.
The Followers Of Otis





May 18 2009 12:11 PM

Thanks very much mr. smyth, you're music is really good, great songs, are ye playin round galway anytime soon?

Eoin
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May 14 2009 5:46 PM

Everyone at indiecater records would like to wish you a happy summer and let you know that there is an indiepop song from the Very Most available to download FREE from our site! http://www.indiecater.com
Julie Feeney





May 6 2009 10:24 AM

Still love your music SO much. It's extremely and very special Vertigo Smyth, keep going!
Julie
David Murphy





Apr 27 2009 10:09 PM

Great sounds - thanks for the friendship.
David
-sandra- ★





Apr 25 2009 7:02 PM

hello there,
thanks for being friends and thank you so much for the lovely music you are writing and singing.. lovely.
take care.
john shelly and the creatures





Apr 22 2009 12:21 PM

That'd be nice Tim Vertigo Smyth.
Can't remember the last time I did the hand slap dance with ye
Natalie





Apr 1 2009 1:38 PM

Aww, man, hope that is an April Fool's joke!

Was it really your birthday yesterday? Happy happy!
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