Easily Best Yet
Music Lover | Seattle, WA USA | 07/01/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Clumsy Lovers took their game to another level with last year's "After The Flood", when their long-established ability to entertain and mesmerize with musical prowess (and high-energy hijinx) was finally matched by studio aptitude and stellar songwriting. But they've hit another gear altogether with this album. Superior to any of their albums by far, this is a contender for album of the year in any genre.
What makes this so exceptional is that they have melded great singer/songwriter material with the celtic and bluegrass romps they are famous for, without sacrificing either. I wouldn't have thought it possible, but on "Smart Kid" the Clumsy Lovers serve two masters well. Maybe three, if you count the music lovers, who should make like Smart Kids and buy this up in droves."
Wonderful, Deeply Original Energetic Music
CrufflerSteve | Colorado | 11/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I caught the Clumsy Lovers last year at a Celtic fest and they blew the house away. I've bought some of their earlier albums and they didn't capture the quirkiness and energy. Smart Kid does. It would be hard for me to have a favorite song since I love the whole album. There's Celtic, bluegrass and Jamaican influences way down but its all Clumsy Lover's music. Fantastic musicianship, great singing and wonderfully crafted songs. When I bought this album a couple of months ago I was listening to it all the time and still play it a lot. By the way, I like this album."