Shine, by Cameron Smith

Shine

by Cameron Smith

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1.	time in reverse 04:54
2.	Song for David 04:15
3.	Wildfires 04:22
4.	Some Things Last a Long Time 05:26
5.	Swimming in the Wind 05:56
6.	Snake eyes 03:43
7.	Belladonna 04:29
8.	Gold 03:21
9.	Shine 06:12	lyrics
Stepping out into the cold night Sidewalks sparkle in the street light They wanna shine just like the stars shine Long since dead but far from gone And it reminds me of those old times Being trapped inside of a cold mind Spent most all of my adult life Trudging in shackles made of snow It’s like everyday is Groundhog Day Watching every strand of hair go gray The shade of sky when it’s freezing rain And there’s no work left can be done When you’re all alone and punched out Sinking deeper into debt and doubt When you think back upon the trade now Did they take more than they gave you? What’s a man if he can’t reach out Like the light upon the street now Like the shining and the speed And how it keeps those stars up in the sky? When our babies have all grown old I hope they know what we have never known Some kinda hope that really feels like home Some country they can call their own Til then we’re changing day to day Like the rain when it evaporates Maybe we‘ll still come a long way Where the children play they’ll grow Sometimes it’s taking too long Just to grow myself full grown I want to shine long I hope we shine on I want to shine on… “Run, run red I let it run, run red And from the sun I fled Cause I didn’t want For no one to see me”
10.	Dogshit 02:33

about

A mid-fi collection of indie folk songs inspired by love, legacy, and life after death.

The home recording process began as demos for a would-be soundtrack commissioned by the late, great artist, Jeremy Joel. Originally intended to be featured in a documentary about the closing of Joel's SAM Gallery due to complications surrounding the pandemic, plans for the film were scrapped after Jeremy's sudden passing in May of 2020.

As that summer crept on, those tracks began to evolve into the album Shine after Smith began sharing the demos with multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, Eric Osbourne. Collaborating remotely due to lockdowns and the ongoing pandemic, Smith and Osbourne recorded, arranged and mixed the album almost entirely on their phones.

The fidelity of the recording, the unorthodox techniques, and the "by any means necessary" approach to creation quickly grew to reflect the character of Jeremy's work. Perhaps best illustrated by Joel's own words and voice on "Some Things Last a Long Time"; a cover of a song penned by fellow artist and Texas native Daniel Johnston:

"The first paintings I ever did, I didn't have brushes. I just used my fingers, y'know? It was very childlike--the process--it was very childlike.."

-Jeremy Joel, 1982-2020

Shine is dedicated to the memory of Jeremy Joel, a brilliant storyteller, and loving father and friend; and to his children Baillie, Izabella, and Lucas.

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released March 18, 2022

All songs written by Cameron Smith except "Some Things Last a Long Time" written by Daniel Johnston & Jad Fair, and "Gold" written by Emmylou Harris

Mixed by Cameron Smith and Eric Osbourne with help from Mark Randall
Mastered by Mark Randall

Cameron Smith - Vocals, guitar, bass, drum machining, bass, melodica, keys, singing saw

Eric Osbourne - Back up vocals, guitar, synth, drums/percussion, viola

Mark Randall - Upright bass on "Gold"

Cover art by Jeremy Joel

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Cameron Smith is a folk singer and songwriter from Fort Worth, TX

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