Blog: Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose

From their album Lay It On Me Transformation. Rebirth. Renewal. The Vancouver vagabonds formerly known as The Smokes have charted something of a non-traditional course over their half-decade of existence. The beginning? A rustic ode to Appalachia and steel guitar strings. Now? A seething all-pistons rock band fresh off recorded an album with living legend Steve Albini. But the crooked path they've taken has made the five-piece all the more compelling. With Lay It On Me the transformation is monstrous. The band's sound [...]

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