Darden Smith - Western Skies - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Darden Smith is a singer-songwriter based in Austin whose 30 year career redefines what it means to be a musician as the founder and creative director of Songwriting With Soldiers, a nonprofit that pairs award-winning songwriters with veterans and service members in retreat settings to craft songs about combat and the return home. Rooted in the songwriting traditions of his home state of Texas, he is described by experts as a singer/songwriter blessed with an uncommon degree of intelligence, depth, and compassion. His 2017 album, Everything, features musicians Roscoe Beck (bass), JJ Johnson (drums), Charlie Sexton (guitars), Michael Ramos (keyboards) and David Mansfield (mandolin, pedal steel and strings), with vocal help from James House, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Bonnie Bishop, and Kelly Willis. Recorded in Austin, the collection features songs written by Smith and with collaborators House, Radney Foster, Matraca Berg, Bruce Robison, and Jay Clementi. Mary Gauthier says of the album, InchDarden Smith has made a beautiful new record, filled with hope and love and heartfelt tenderness... This music is magic, and who doesn't need a little magic right now?Inch Album Tracks 1. Blessings 2. Firefly 3. Against the Grain 4. I Love You, Goodbye 5. Everything 6. Love Will Win the War 7. Soul Searching 8. Me Too 9. Carousel 10. Home 11. Forever 12. Can You See the Moon

2018 live from the alt-rock outfit. To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their acclaimed album Boxer, The National chose to perform the record from beginning to end at a very special show in Brussels, Belgium on 9 November 2017. Boxer is the fourth studio album by American The National. Produced by both Peter Katis and the band itself, the album has sold nearly 430,000 copies in the U.S. Following it's , the album debuted at #68 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Founded by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, and Scott and Bryan Devendorf, The National released their self-titled debut album in 2001. With each passing year, they continue to build a passionate and somewhat rabid audience. Album Tracks 1. Fake Empire (Live in Brussels) 2. Mistaken for Strangers 3. Brainy 4. Squalor Victoria 5. Green Gloves (Live in Brussels) 6. Slow Show 7. Apartment Story 8. Start a War 9. Guest Room 10. Racing Like a Pro 11. Ada 12. Gospel

Second album featuring 'too many people' and 'no church on sunday' Album Tracks 1. When the World Turns Grey 2. Is It All Ok? 3. No Church on Sunday 4. Too Many People 5. We Are Very Happy 6. We Were Meant 2 B 7. Winston Crying on the Bathroom Floor 8. We Are Strangers 9. We're So Lost 10. All the Stars