Rob Smith (Irish musician)
Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982)[1] is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ[2][3] and writer from Terenure,[4] Dublin.
Biography
Smith released his debut album, Throwing It All Away, in March 2008 to considerable success[5] and toured in 10 countries across Europe promoting it. The lead single from the album, Stand Up, reached number 1 in the Irish downloads charts that summer.[6] The follow up, 2010's The Juliana Field, was released to critical acclaim[7][8] and landed Smith a nomination for Most Promising Act at that year's Meteor Awards.[9] He released a live EP, titled Live in New York & Dublin, the following year.[10] He released a well-received punk rock single in February 2015 called Dale Boca Juniors which charted in both Ireland and Argentina.[11] In May 2015, he released a compilation titled Snapped Strings & Hangovers.[12]
He is also a DJ, specialising in indie and alternative rock, and has spun in countries such as Italy,[2] Netherlands, Scotland and the United States.[3] A notable Boca Juniors fan,[13] he is also a football writer for Irish music magazine Hot Press.
The Swedish Railway Orchestra
The Swedish Railway Orchestra is an electronica[14] project by Smith; he released his debut LP Northern Lights under the name in September 2016,[15][16] as well the follow up This Is A Dream to critical acclaim.[17] Musically, the project has been described in the press as a cross between LCD Soundsystem and Jape.[18]
Discography
Albums
- Throwing It All Away – 15 March 2008
- The Juliana Field – 20 August 2010
- Northern Lights – 1 September 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[19]
- This Is A Dream – 29 September 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- This Is A Mixtape – 1 May 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- The Swedish Railway Orchestra – 29 July 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[20]
Extended plays
- Live in New York & Dublin – 2011
- Late Night (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 31 October 2016
- Remixes, Vol. 1 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 26 October 2018
Compilations
- Snapped Strings & Hangovers – 29 May 2015
Singles
- So Many, So Near – 2008
- Stand Up – 2008
- Rue Sainte-Dominique – 2011
- Dale Boca Juniors – 2015
- Bostero – 2016
- Northern Lights – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[14]
- Water – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- The Allegiance of Bobby Turbulence – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- I Don't See Any Daylight Anymore – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[21]
- Time – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- Why Don't You Talk To Me – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- All I Want – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- This Is A Dream – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- Bullet for a Bullfighter / I Love You (But If You Clap When the Plane Lands, I'll Leave You!) – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- Wy Bk Hm – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- Cold Condensation – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- Hell's Kitchen – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- The House Of Blood – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- The Freaks Come Out At Night – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- What's Going On – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- Brendan Gleeson – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- Der Neonroom – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
- There's Too Much Love – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
References
- "Rob Smith". Twitter. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "Rob Smith (Irl) DJ set – The Football English Pub, Milan". Time Out. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Rob Smith (DJ Set)". Live Nation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Craig, Louis (17 October 2012). "Accommadation [sic] in Terenure". Terenure Village. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Monaghan, Vanessa (24 August 2009). "Rob Smith: Throwing It All Away Review". Nessymon.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Stone Roses Experience to open Oxygen Festival". Munster Express Online. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Monaghan, Vanessa (13 September 2010). "Rob Smith: The Juliana Field Album Review". Nessymon.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Hayden, Jackie (1 November 2010). "The Juliana Field". Hot Press. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Rob Smith – [Singer Songwriter]". Dublin Rocks. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Live in New York & Dublin – Rob Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Video: Irishman Rob Smith pens hit song for Boca Juniors". Irish Daily Star. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Rob Smith releases new LP this Friday". Hot Press. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Un irlandés por la Bombonera". Club Atlético Boca Juniors. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- Byrne, Niall (7 September 2016). "Nialler9's New Irish Music: James Vincent McMorrow, August Wells and more". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Bodger (30 August 2016). "Free Show Tonight". Broadsheet.ie. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "The Swedish Railway Orchestra". Breaking Tunes. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Track of the Day: The Swedish Railway Orchestra 'Wy Bk Hm'". Hot Press. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- "JOE's New Song of the Day #332: The Swedish Railway Orchestra – 'Late Night'". JOE.ie. 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- "Northern Lights – The Swedish Railway Orchestra". iTunes Store. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "The Swedish Railway Orchestra – The Swedish Railway Orchestra". Bandcamp. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "The Thin Air | Global Arts & Culture With A Local Accent". thethinair.net.