At 24 years of age Melbourne’s Ben Wright Smith is a folk rock musician with an impressive number of musical accomplishments under his young belt.
His 2011 debut album ‘Autumn Safari’ sparked the imagination of the international folk fraternity and saw Wright Smith travel the world, writing and performing everywhere from Melbourne to Los Angeles, New York to Nashville where he graced stages alongside an enviable list of musical compatriots including Alabama Shakes and Justin Townes Earle.
Ben Wright Smith has spent 2013 year writing, recording, and playing shows with acts such D.D. DUMBO, Ali Barter, Holy Holy, Rat & Co and Bertie Blackman. He now returns with the second single from his forthcoming sophomore record.
The first single, If Living The Good Life Is Easy (Why Is This So Hard?), released late last year, garnished an exciting response from the local music community.
The second single, ‘Fictional’ was co-produced with fellow Melbournian Oscar Dawson (HOLY HOLY, Ali Barter, Dukes Of Windsor) mixed and Mastered by Andrei Eremin (Chet Faker, I’lls, Oscar Key Sung). ‘Fictional’ comes packaged with a perversely flowery clip filled with avant-garde imagery and a pseudo 90’s high art composition directed by filmmaker Rhys Mitchell (We Keep On Dancing).
Ben & his band launch ‘Fictional’ at The Shebeen Bandroom in Melbourne on 7th March, with Lester The Fierce & Willow Darling.
