Fri 2 Mar 2007

Every so often, pop-rock surprises me. When Trent sent in his thoughts on the debut full-length from This Is Me Smiling, I had to check out the product behind the glowing review. What I found was a pretty comfortable mix of piano-driven pop and rock’s most accessible corners; reminding me a little of Andrew McMahon’s creative output over the years- the better parts of Something Corporate and the maturity of Jack’s Mannequin. Not bad at all.

The band’s debut was originally released back in 2005 by The Vinyl Summer and will see re-release next Tuesday via Onehaven / Columbia. Good things could be coming for this band. Do have a read of Trent’s review here, and download a track from the album below.

MP3: This Is Me Smiling - “Goodbye To Each New Day”