Album Info

throwing_it_all_away Throwing It All Away was the debut album by Irish singer-songwriter and indie musician Rob Smith. It was released on March 15th 2008.

The album was mostly written and recorded in the space of six days along with the help of producer on engineer Colin Whelan. Unaware of what to find, Smith produced classics such as the anthemic "Soul Shaker", the catchy "(People) Come With Me" and the melodic "Stand Up" to name but a few.

Having toured the country for four years solid with no release, it surprised many for Rob to release an album of entirely new material compared to what he was playing live. "It seemend both natural and unnatural" said Smith laughing "That's when I knew that's how that album would be made". One things if for sure, it's quite the record to listen to.

Track List

The following track list is from the album Throwing it all Away. Clicking on any of the highlighted tracks will navigate to a link containing the track video clip or a recorded live performance. Clicking on the iTunes logos will navigate to iTunes where you can listen to a preview of the song and also purchase the song or entire album.
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  • Intro ; The Jam
  • One For The Modern
  • Out In The Sunshine
  • Stand Up
  • Soul Shaker
  • Interlude ; La Mano De Dios
  • (People) Come With Me
  • So Many So Near
  • Laugh All The Way To Town
  • When Your Feet Were Dancing
  • Piano Tune

Reviews

From nessymon.wordpress.com
When artist asks if you would like to review their album for your blog, it’s a bit of a kick but you also wonder if they are slightly cocky?

Rob Smith has every right to be cocky. ‘Throwing It All Away’ is Rob’s debut and was released in 2008. He wears his influences on his sleeve, The Stone Roses, Oasis, the heros of 90′s Britpop and for a change its nice to see an artist more popular abroad than in his own native land.

The album kicks off with an instrumental track called ‘The Jam’, nice introduction. Recorded and Produced by Colin Whelan, Conor O’Brien and Smith himself, its well recorded and mixed but occasionally the vocal levels could have been higher in the mix.

Smith fits right into the Britpop genre, his voice is actually a nice surprise. ‘Soul Shaker’ seems to melt all Smith’s influences into his own perfect four minutes of swagger. Smith is consistent in his songwriting, with a nice variety of song structures throughout this debut.

Standout tracks would be, along with ‘Soul Shaker’, ‘When Your Feet Were Dancing’. Honourable mention must also go to ‘Lasagne’, a hidden track at the end of the album where Smith shows off his sense of humour. Good ending!