Brod Smith New Album Coming

Following his successful appearance on Rockwiz (hosted with aplomb and a strange orgasmic intensity by Tex Perkins) the iconic Broderick Smith returns to recording early in 2009.

In actual fact he has done the recording bit and he’s up to the releasing bit.

Produced by Matt Walker, Smith’s new album is called Unknown Country and  it features Shannon Bourne and Matt Walker on guitars  and no less than Garth Hudson (The Band) guesting on some tracks.  Brod not surprisingly contributes vocals and harmonica.

The album is described in the following evocative way on Brod’s website: “It’s stripped back and true. It’s from the heart of a man and the heart of the land. It’s about dark forces and ordinary people caught up in events they may not be able to handle.”

That sounds like something worth hearing.

Smith of course has been responsible for a number of truly great Australian songs including Way Out West, Faded Roses and My Fathers Hands

Smiths duet with The Grates’ Patience Hodgson (who is either quirky and interesting or deeply irritating depending on your point of view) showed Brod is still in good voice and given that the album is released as part of the Liberation series you can expect that it’s a quality release.

Broderick Smith has already listed a number of dates on his website for 2009.

18 Jan      Moonee Valley Racecourse, Moonee Ponds, Vic
24 Jan      Milton Hall, Milton, NSW
08 Feb     Young & Jackson’s, Melbourne, Vic
22 Feb     Grand Hotel, Yarra Glen, Vic
06 Mar     Port Fairy Folk Festival, Port Fairy, Vic
13 Mar     The Brass Monkey, Sydney, NSW
14 Mar     The Vanguard, Newtown, NSW
15 Mar     The Heritage Wine Bar, Sydney, NSW
21 Mar     Don’t Tell Tom, Brunswick, Vic
22 Mar     Dandenong Workers Club, Dandenong, Vic
04 Apr     The Studio, Geelong, Vic