It’s becoming a bit of an annual tradition this, but the albums keep coming! Odd Harmonics is a collection of 10 songs spanning multiple genres and topics, hopefully none of them on a predictable path. Still mining the rich vein that was 2021, these tunes were all written in that year and there are still a few more to do before I move on to 2022, 3 & 4. Hopefully there will be some new developments in 2025 if I can get my s*** together but meanwhile please head over to my music page and have a listen to Odd harmonics. Best listened to in a darkened room - you might need a lie down afterwards I know I did

So we're finally on the move - leaving Staffordshire which has been our home for 35 years and relocating to our beloved Northumberland. To mark the occasion there's a new song up on my music page - "Wild Blue Wherever" take a listen!

[media] Well here it is (cheesy fanfare) - the 17th Smivets album all ripe and ready to rock your various worlds. A bit earlier than my usual December release slot - I've been writing songs much faster than recording them so I'm trying to catch up a bit. That said I've still got about 3 years' stuff already in the queue and more keeps appearing somehow, so must press on. Most of these tunes were written in 2021 and, although not intended as any kind of concept album, they do seem to hang together nicely as a song collection with some common themes running through. A lot of it concerns the nature of dreams of various sorts and whether they end up becoming your reality at some point. Plus the usual rantings of a grumpy old bugger. Anyhoo, here it is, exclusively released as a free download on Soundclick and Bandcamp, with wider release to all major streaming platforms due later in the month. Hope you enjoy it - please let me know.

WE. ARE NOT. COSMONAUTS As disappointingly true as this might be, the good news is that the new Smivets album is now available for your listening pleasure. 10 brand new songs songs written over the course of 18 months between 2019 and 2021. So I suppose it could be my Lockdown album, and there are a couple of tunes that deal with that, but most are on other themes. A bit proggier perhaps than some of my previous efforts but that's just how the songs fell out this time rather than any grand design. Anyway hope you'll listen and hopefully enjoy it - head over to The Smivets artist page and you'll see it on the Albums tab.

https://soundclick.com/r/s8klw8 Anyone remember March 2020? Strange and frightening times - suddenly overnight on the 23rd of March normal life (at least in the UK) stopped. Of course no one could predict that we'd be still dealing with a pandemic 2 years later but there it is. New song "Heading for Lockdown" with my feelings at the time.