The Smivets
The Smivets
Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
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Twelve Notes
Twelve Notes
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"Twelve Notes" by The Smivets is a Progressive Rock production available on SoundClick. Rooted in Indie, the song brings a potent energy to the Progressive Rock space. No external samples are used in this track. A male singer provides a powerful vocal layer to the mix. The use of C maj gives the track an open, confident feel. The sound is niche and unique, appealing to a wide range of progressive rock fans. Listeners who follow Beatles, Pixies and Wildhearts will feel right at home with this The Smivets release on SoundClick.
Disconnected
Disconnected
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"Disconnected" is a 78-BPM Progressive Rock track from The Smivets on SoundClick. Rooted in Blues, the song brings a balanced energy to the Progressive Rock space. It does not contain any samples or third-party loops. A male vocal is a key driving element of this track. The choice of E min lends the composition a slightly moody and reflective character. The track has a soft bounce quality that makes it easy to connect with. If Blues is your sound, "Disconnected" is a strong addition to your playlist.
Shangri-La
Shangri-La
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Independent artist The Smivets drops "Shangri-La", a Rock track on SoundClick. Featuring guitars, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. This track does what good rock does best — it connects. If Beatles, Pixies and Wildhearts is in your rotation, "Shangri-La" belongs there too — find it on SoundClick.
Flashbacks
Flashbacks
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SoundClick artist The Smivets presents "Flashbacks", an outstanding release in the Rock genre. Featuring guitars, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. Every element feels intentional, resulting in a cohesive rock track that resonates. Listeners into Indie will find this track a natural fit within their rotation.
Go To Hell
Go To Hell
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"Go To Hell" is a Rock track by The Smivets on SoundClick. The sound is shaped by guitars, giving the song its signature feel. The production choices here reflect a genuine understanding of what makes rock work. For fans of Beatles, Pixies and Wildhearts looking for something new, The Smivets delivers on SoundClick.
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Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
Your musical influences
Beatles, Genesis, Clash, Abba, Pixies, Foo Fighters, Rancid, Wildhearts, Cardiacs
What equipment do you use?
Marshall combos, Fender Tele, Gordon Smith GS2, Cubase.
Anything else?
Dog Poetry
I have always written songs.
When I say songs, what I really mean is the music for songs - chord sequences, tunes, melodies, choruses - all the ingredients for a song except for one, vital part. The damn lyrics. Every song seemed to follow the same path - got the chords, got the hook, even the guitar solo whatever, all I need now is the words ... and there it stopped. I had loads of them - songs that all went "la la la" or "do do do" or, even worse, a set of verses written in the pub at the end of the night that really should have stayed on the beermat. Songs without words, and, let's face it, a song without something to sing isn't actually a song at all. It's an instrumental. Something that requires a drum solo. Or a bass solo.
But then, last year, the clouds suddenly seemed to part and I made a miraculous discovery.
For those of you who struggle to write lyrics I can offer this simple remedy:
GET A DOG.
Not, I hasten to add, that I have found some way to force the poor creature to write the words for me (although, if you have read some of mine, you may be forgiven for thinking this), but there's some magic about taking the thing for a walk that seems to bring words tumbling into your head.
Maybe it's the quiet of the park, maybe it's the rhythm of walking or the absence of other distractions. Maybe it's just that you can sing and mumble to yourself without frightening too many people, but, time and time again, whenever I've been stuck for a line or a rhyme or even the "seed" of a song, I just take the dog out and the words come.
So that's why I've called my next collection Dog Poetry, and I hope you like it.
The dog by the way is called Sid.
Sid thinks it's great.
The Smivets are supposed to sound like my favourite radio station - like every track is by a different band in a different style but all hopefully with a bit of quality to them. I also like the idea of the 16 line novel - if a picture paints a thousand words a song should sing you the whole book.
Does it work? Let me know what you think.
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Comments (1,887)
Rock on !!
Yes indeed, killing it !😎✌️
drawn to this when I noticed Tony's comment - great stuff Steve! excellent song - great music, excellent vocals and the lyrics, well, they're soaring somewhere above brilliant for sure! guitar's awesome! Last verse has a cool Rog ('sheep') feel big time...how apt for today's world mate!
Not familiar with the author but these lyrics are really good and this thing rocks. Love the guitar work. You are a gifted player. Strong performance production and good writing.
Hi Steve . I thought I would check some of your back catalogue out as I need to steal some ideas for my new tracks I’ve started writing ! lol .
This is a great track . Would I be right in saying you write lyrics first ? And that’s why you had to change from 4/4 to 6/8 in the chorus? Which worked great by the way ! I tend to write music and chord progressions first and fit lyrics around it that’s why most of my stuff is 4/4 or 6/8 all the way through . I might try writing lyrics first for a change ! Cheers Steveo
Excellent (and highly original) melody throughout, well done! Guitar is ace as are the lyrics (dig the chorus with the brilliant ‘you say’ line (laugh) vs. the ‘I say’ line (bloodbath) lol! Great vocals!