Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria featured on NPR’s Song of the Day

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In some exciting news on the right coast, KR friend and stunning musician Matt Kanelos, and his band, The Smooth Maria, were honored on NPR’s Song of the Day yesterday (8/10). The featured song was “Sing” (expect anything else?), the final track off of Silent Show, and NPR guy Ben Westhoff goes into some deep lyrical analysis that is all too necessary on a record chock full of lyrical brilliance. Check out our previous features on Matt Kanelos, and listen to “Sing” streaming at the NPR link. Also, if you like what you hear (…you will), I urge you to purchase the full album – it surely will not disappoint.

I had the pleasure of seeing Kanelos & The Smooth Maria live at The Living Room last month, and suffice it to say, I was wholly impressed, captivated by Kanelos’ unassuming influence on both the piano and guitar. But it’s his fragile and weightless voice that’s something else. Entirely unfair how easy he makes it seem to produce such a polished tone.

Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria – “Yellow Rose” [MP3]

[photo by Sarah Newgaard – another KR friend, she’s been instrumental in helping us find new music]

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