Critically acclaimed and Americana Award-winning singer-songwriterMindy Smith's sixth studio album,Quiet Town, brings a treasured musical voice back into the spotlight.
ForQuiet Town, her first album of new material in 12 years, Smith called on producer and musicianNeilson Hubbard, alongside engineerDylan Alldredge. Hubbard enlisted guitaristsWill Kimbrough,Megan McCormick, andJuan Solorzano, bassistLex Price,Danny Mitchellon keys and horns, and a host of acclaimed vocalists for the background vocals, includingMaureen Murphy,Nickie Conley,Jodi Seyfried,Matraca Berg,Kate York, andPark Chisolm. Smith's talent for expressing the most human of vulnerabilities is on full display on the new album. Beyond the title track, other album highlights include Jericho, co-written with esteemed artist and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame songwriter Matraca Berg, which gives voice to anticipation of impending life changes of monumental import; I'd Rather Be a Bridge, a plea for compassion and connection; and Farther Than We Should Have, co-written withNatalie HembyandK.S. Rhoads. The latter is a song about overcoming the deck stacked against kindred spirits who together trek through a difficult journey and find footing beyond beating the odds. The LP is pressed on Limited Edition Red vinyl.