Sills & Smith – Indigogo Campaign – 5th Studio Album

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Sills & Smith – New Studio Album Out October 2015!

Help Sills & Smith support the costs of their new studio album of original songs “Echoes In Time”!

Sills & Smith, led by Ottawa singer-songwriters Jeremy Sills and Frank Smith, has independently released four studio albums of music that boldly blend and bend elements of folk, alternative rock, progressive rock, blues and even jazz. On the heels of their critically acclaimed album “Etched” they are poised to re-enter the studio with legendary producer Phillip Victor Bova (Bova Sound) to record 13 powerful, melodic original songs; their boldest musical adventure to date. But they need a little help to support the costs of the new album “Echoes In Time” that will be released in October, 2015.

The beauty of this campaign is that depending on the level of support, donors will receive a gift of music — the new album and previous recordings by Sills & Smith. Funds raised will assist with costs of studio time, musicians’ session work and the production of the digipak CD edition.

“Echoes in Time” will feature a stellar cast of players, with the core group: Jeremy Sills (music, vocals, guitars, piano, crystal bowls); Frank Smith (words/music, vocals); Phillip Victor Bova (producer, bass), T. Bruce Wittet (drums/percussion). Brilliant supporting musicians, and their credentials, will be announced as we record the album in the studio. We can, however, confirm that neither Kenny G nor Kanye West are amongst those invited.

Grace Smith will provide her amazing, beautiful photographic art and graphic design skills to create a full colour, four panel digipak CD edition of the album.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sills-smith-new-studio-album-out-october-2015

$5USD

Starter contribution
You want to help, every bit counts. Your contribution, however small, is greatly appreciated.

$10USD

Digital album
Digital album – Echoes In Time. Get the album in the digital format of your choice.

$20USD + Shipping

Echoes In Time digipak (CD)
Get the full album on CD in a beautiful, four panel, full colour, digipak edition.

$25USD

Signed album Echoes In Time! Signed album, all of the above and a personal touch from the band.

$35USD

CD version of album & chords!
The new album in beautiful digipak CD format, plus autographed chord chart for your favourite Echoes In Time song.

$50USD

Echoes In Time & Etched
The new Echoes in Time album, plus Etched (2014) in beautiful digipak (CD) format.

$60USD

3 CDS + Echoes In Time t-shirt
Get the official Echoes In Time album t-shirt, plus Echoes In Time, Etched and The Glorious Ache albums in a format of your choice!

$80USD

Words/music for Echoes + 3 CDs
You get all the words and music for the Echoes In Time album, with full guitar tabs/chords for the songs + Echoes In Time, Etched, The Glorious Ache in a format of your choice.

$100USD

The complete Sills & Smith!
All 5 of the band’s studio albums: Echoes In Time (2015); Etched (2014); The Glorious Ache (2013); No Way In, No Way Out (2012); Uncertain Vista (2011).

$150USD

Your name in credits and CD!
Echoes in Time CD format (or digital), plus your name inside the CD in the credits listed as a supporter of the album.

$300USD

You appear in YouTube video!
Echoes in Time album, plus you get to appear in a YouTube music video of a song from the album. You can be a star!

$400USD

Song written/recorded for you
The new album in a format of your choice (CD or digital) and we’ll write a song for you on a subject of your choosing and present you with a guitar and voice recording of the tune.

The music of Sills and Smith has met with rave reviews in respected music journals including: Cashbox Canada Magazine, Sea of Tranquility and Snob’s Music. Both Uncertain Vista and No Way In, No Way Out were lauded for excellence, making Snob’s Music’s Best of 2011 and Best of 2012 lists respectively. The band is known for its distinctive sound, an adventurous musical palette that is equal parts folk, progressive rock and alternative rock.

“Sills & Smith are an alternative rock band based out of Ottawa who released their fourth full-length record, Etched, in August 2014. If you like intelligent, folk-influenced alternative rock in the vein of The Tragically Hip, then the 13 eclectic tracks that make up Etched will be a perfect fit for you.” – Lisa Fiorilli, Confront Magazine (Apr 29, 2015)

“Sills & Smith are joined by various musicians who contribute dobro, mandolin, drums, cello and other instruments. Collectively, the songs on Etched rock less than they roll. But this is still the DIY group’s most accomplished and memorable album. (4/5 stars)” – Michael Popke, Sea of Tranquility (Apr 04, 2015)

Sills & Smith have made Etched an obvious labour of love, and this effort permeates the entire album.” Tristin Norenberg-Goodmanson, Earshot – The National Campus Community Radio Report (Feb 27, 2015)

“This Ottawa band is growing by leaps and bounds with each new song. Living On An Island – Sounds like: A plea.” – Larry Lootsteen, Alan Cross – A Journal of Musical Things (Dec 11, 2013)

“These guys deserve some attention and are contributing to a renaissance of sorts in Ottawa’s ever changing music scene.” – Chris Saracino, Standard Media music blog (Aug 19, 2013)

“On The Glorious Ache, Sills & Smith have stepped up their game in all of the right ways. From a more cohesive track order to increased utilization of vocal harmonies and less traditional song structure, Frank Smith and Jeremy Sills are finding a sound that’s truly all their own, with the multi-instrumental and production talents of Jonathan Edwards on hand.” – Amber Waves, Open ‘Til Midnight (Sep 04, 2013)