Tune in on Friday, September 20th at 12pm when Poindexter hosts bedroom-pop singer-songwriter // multi-instrumentalist, Linda Smith, for a live in-studio interview ahead of her show at 4 Star Theater in SF later that same evening.
A pioneer of the home recording movement, Linda Smith released several collections of delicate, bewitching solo music on cassette in the 1980s and 90s. The 2021 release of Till Another Time: 1988-1996, Captured Tracks’ compilation of Smith’s work, has helped bestow rightful critical acclaim to the ahead-of-her-time artist.
Now, Captured Tracks dives deeper into Smith’s catalog with the re-release of two full-length companion albums, Nothing Else Matters (1995) and I So Liked Spring (1996).
Both albums showcase the mesmerizing charm of her songwriting, often compared to the likes of the Velvet Underground and Laurie Anderson. What unites these artists’ work above all is an avant-garde sensibility, and as such, Smith’s catalog continues to resonate with new listeners nearly 30 years later.
Home recording technology has come a long way since Smith first began recording demos on her tape machine, but her influence reverberates through the work of today’s bedroom artists. The release of these two essential albums seeks to further illuminate this connection, welcoming a new generation of listeners to the work of this trailblazing artist.
