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Lonesome Highway Reviews “Stealin’ Stuff”
‘Expect the unexpected’ is possibly the best advice when approaching the music of the eccentric East Nashville resident Stuffy Shmitt. Following his 2020 pandemic release STUFF HAPPENS and CHERRY from earlier this year, his latest recording finds the ever-restless artist raiding the back catalogue of a diverse range of artists to reconstruct ten songs that fall into place remarkably well.
Lonesome Highway: “Cherry” finds Shmitt flirting between soulful ballads and manic rockers
CHERRY finds Shmitt flirting between soulful mid-tempo ballads and manic rockers, the author is in a less introspective and more playful mindset than on that last record. Laced with witticisms and no end of double meanings - the opening track The Man In The Boat is a chant derived from the female orgasm - there’s no end of groove alongside the wicked humour on the eight tracks featured. With a liveliness that captures the sounds of both The Ramones and X, Billy Kilowatt is a two-and-a-half-minute manic journey and the high-spirited and playful The Hard On Polka is probably as near as a love song Shmitt is ever going to pen. (’if you see her drink a bottle of Budweiser, you’ll dream about it ‘till your dying day’). Having said that, there are more sombre moments, Shmitt fondly recalls his deceased younger brother Danny - he played drums with John Hiatt - on the funky Little Brother and 100 Shotguns is a nostalgic recollection of madcap days in a former life.
Chorus.fm: Shmitt’s “Billy Kilowatt” channels electric punk rock energy!
The new music video from Stuffy Shmitt, called “Billy Kilowatt,” is a superhero-themed video. Shmitt channels electric punk rock energy in a bite-sized song that is sure to leave the right taste in your mouth. The single comes from his LP, Cherry,
Nashville.com: Shmitt’s “110 Shotguns” is a feast for the senses
Nashville troubadour Stuffy Shmitt’s latest video for his song “110 Shotguns” is a feast for the senses. From the moment the first frame appears on the screen, viewers are transported into a surreal and captivating world of artistic expression. With its dreamy images set against a spinning backdrop of a hotel room, the video takes viewers on a mesmerizing journey that is hard to look away from.
Americana Highways: Shmitt’s Radio’s Broken is a “raunchy rock ‘n roll experience
On “Radio’s Broken,” Stuffy Shmitt has a wry vocal delivery on the intro here, and it opens up into a raunchy rock ‘n roll experience, with dirty bopping guitar tones and Stuffy’s vocals sounding like he’s on the radio across the room.
Tinnitist: Stuffy Shmitt knows we’re all just Food For The Mosquitos in his dark, stark and unsettlingly weird new single
The latest preview of the oddball Nashville singer-songwriter’s upcoming album Cherry, Food For The Mosquitoes is a dose of bleak, absurdist psychedelic synth-folk.
Glide Magazine: Stuffy Shmitt Keeps The Good Hooks Popping Out Via “The Little Man in the Boat”
If Stuffy Shmitt was an A-list celebrity, he certainly would be trending after describing this new song “The Little Man in The Boat.” But this lifelong rocker has been true to the underground for decades and that ain’t going to change even if he swings his brand of versatile bold rock toward the subject of the female anatomy.
The Alternate Root calls Cherry “glorious absurdity.”
On his release Cherry, Stuffy Shmitt tosses about comedic lyrical jabs that fit right in with the musical proficiency, dropping a Lounge heavy record with a Punk Rock approach amidst some glorious absurdity.
York Calling, UK Discovers Stuffy Shmitt, “Mommy and Daddy”
Lyrical poetry. The verses are a disorienting swirl of imagery—fast cars, drinks, baseball—it feels like a patchwork of America over the past decades. There’s a timeless feel to it, like it’s an artifact from a time gone by, but at the same time being contemporaneously relevant. It’s quite a feat.
Nashville.com premieres Stuffy Shmitt’s new single, “Sweet Krazy”
Today Nashville.com is happy to premiere the energetic first song from Stuffy Shmitt’s first record in eight years, “Sweet Krazy”. Why eight years? “I was living in New York and my brain was on fire. I got that bipolar thing. I was bouncing between full-blown depression and a jailbreak manic buzz rush. After nearly a decade of getting 86’d from bars in the West Village, I made it to Nashville six years ago and finally got my head screwed on tight enough to make a new record.
Cowboys & Indians magazine premieres Stuffy Shmitt’s “Mommy and Daddy” video
If you’re looking for a moment of catharsis, a personal meditation on the ever-evolving relationship between child and parent, look no further. Today, Nashville singer-songwriter Stuffy Shmitt shares with our readers the video for his evocative new single, “Mommy and Daddy.”
The latest example of Shmitt’s emotionally raw and personal songwriting approach, these lyrics capture a moment from his own life years ago when he returned home from a long period of not being able to visit his folks.
American Songwriter premiere: Stuffy Shmitt’s new single, “Mommy and Daddy”
“Mommy and Daddy” is at the very soul of the record. The single steers Shmitt’s retrospective journey through space and time, reckoning with the poignant irony of life’s relentless cycle.
Punk News: single and video premiere for Stuffy Shmitt’s track “Jim’s Dad”
Today, we are pleased to debut the new track by Stuffy Shmitt. On "Jim's Dad," Stuffy channels Lou Reed, Tom Waits, and even a little Mountain Goats, and crafts a track that is easy going… and extremely dark.
Ditty TV premieres “It’s OK” video, Stuffy Shmitt’s first single from “Stuff Happens”
Bleak but defiantly upbeat, the lead single, “It’s OK,” is a brutally honest song about Shmitt’s relationship with a beautiful soul who can’t seem to get her shit together. There’s a mesmerizing resignation in Shmitt’s voice as he sings, “It’s OK, forget it, It’s OK, don’t sweat it,” over and over again, as if he wants so badly to believe it’s true, but knows deep down that it’s all pretty far from OK.
The video for the song can only be described as Alice in Wonderland meets Paris, Texas, and we present the world premiere for that video right here.
Here’s the buzz…
Shmitt offers up a killer collection of tunes [in Industrial Love.] Packed full of quirky songs the album starts off strong and gets better as you listen to it. Creating a sublime marriage between unconventional lyrics and soulful music each song stands on its own but as a whole they build off each other, and that’s what makes this a damn fine record.”
– Chris Martin, Atlanta Music Examiner
“The best Album you’ve never heard of”
- Dan Aquilante, New York Post (Other People’s Stuff)
“His songs are serious, even poetic at times, yet filled with oddball lyrical twists and distinctive musical touches… a striking collection. At times, Shmitt recalls Tom Waits with his barroom references, clattering percussion, distorted vocals and guitar riffs, and stubborn romanticism.”
- Jay Lustig, The Star Ledger , NJ (Dog Steal The Moon)
“His trashy Chris Isaak baritone makes for engaging listening. He picks the right tones, moods and lyrics to hop in his musical sidecar that’s up to no good. His destination is a bit odd and retro in a jacked-up Camaro on cinderblocks in the front yard kind of way. Best taken with a whiskey poured from a plastic bottle.”
– The Aquarian Weekly (Nothing is Real)
Shmitt is lyrically poetic… he has a singular sound.”
– Dan Aquilante, New York Post
“Shmitt’s CD is a work of art about what happens to people who live like there’s no tomorrow but forget to die young.”
- Shepherd Express Metro, WI
“Shmitt is a major talent…yearning melodies…darkly poetic…sure-handed pop hooks….”
- Jay Lustig, The Star Ledger, NJ (Nothing Is Real)
“A mesmerizing piece of music”
- Vin Scelsa, WNEW-FM, NYC (Nothing Is Real)
“One of the best indie releases this year”
-Peter Bochan, WBAI-FM, NYC (Nothing Is Real)