Rob Smith (Irish musician)

Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982)[1] is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ[2][3] and writer from Terenure,[4] Dublin.

Smith performing live at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.

Biography

Smith released his debut album, Throwing It All Away, in March 2008 to considerable success[5] and toured in 10 countries across Europe promoting it. The lead single from the album, Stand Up, reached number 1 in the Irish downloads charts that summer.[6] The follow-up, 2010's The Juliana Field, was released to critical acclaim[7][8] and landed Smith a nomination for Most Promising Act at that year's Meteor Awards.[9] He released a live EP, titled Live in New York & Dublin, the following year.[10] He released a well-received punk rock single in February 2015 called Dale Boca Juniors which charted in both Ireland and Argentina.[11] In May 2015, he released a compilation titled Snapped Strings & Hangovers.[12]

He is also a DJ, specialising in indie and alternative rock, and has spun in countries such as Italy,[2] Netherlands, Scotland and the United States.[3] A notable Boca Juniors fan,[13] he is also a football writer for Irish music magazine Hot Press.

The Swedish Railway Orchestra

The Swedish Railway Orchestra is an electronic[14] project by Smith; he released his debut LP Northern Lights under the name in September 2016,[15][16] as well the follow-up This Is a Dream to critical acclaim.[17] Musically, the project has been described in the press as a cross between LCD Soundsystem and Jape.[18]

Discography

Albums
  • Throwing It All Away – 15 March 2008
  • The Juliana Field – 20 August 2010
  • Northern Lights – 1 September 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[19]
  • This Is a Dream – 29 September 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • This Is a Mixtape – 1 May 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • The Swedish Railway Orchestra – 29 July 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[20]
  • Dance To The Drum Machine – 27 July 2022 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[21]

Extended plays
  • Live in New York & Dublin – 2011
  • Late Night (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 31 October 2016
  • Remixes, Vol. 1 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 26 October 2018
  • Connotations (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 4 July 2023[22]

Compilations
  • Snapped Strings & Hangovers – 29 May 2015

Singles
  • "So Many, So Near" – 2008
  • "Stand Up" – 2008
  • "Rue Sainte-Dominique" – 2011
  • "Dale Boca Juniors" – 2015
  • "Bostero" – 2016
  • "Northern Lights" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[14]
  • "Water" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "The Allegiance of Bobby Turbulence" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "I Don't See Any Daylight Anymore" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[23]
  • "Time" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "Why Don't You Talk to Me" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "All I Want" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "This Is a Dream" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "Bullet for a Bullfighter / I Love You (But If You Clap When the Plane Lands, I'll Leave You!)" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "Wy Bk Hm" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "Cold Condensation" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "Hell's Kitchen" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "The House of Blood" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "The Freaks Come Out at Night" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "What's Going On" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "Brendan Gleeson" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "Der Neonroom" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
  • "There's Too Much Love" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)

References
  1. "Rob Smith". Twitter. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "Rob Smith (Irl) DJ set – The Football English Pub, Milan". Time Out. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. "Rob Smith (DJ Set)". Live Nation. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. Craig, Louis (17 October 2012). "Accommadation [sic] in Terenure". Terenure Village. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. Monaghan, Vanessa (24 August 2009). "Rob Smith: Throwing It All Away Review". Nessymon.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. "Stone Roses Experience to open Oxygen Festival". Munster Express Online. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  7. Monaghan, Vanessa (13 September 2010). "Rob Smith: The Juliana Field Album Review". Nessymon.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  8. Hayden, Jackie (1 November 2010). "The Juliana Field". Hot Press. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. "Rob Smith – [Singer Songwriter]". Dublin Rocks. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. "Live in New York & Dublin – Rob Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  11. "Video: Irishman Rob Smith pens hit song for Boca Juniors". Irish Daily Star. 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  12. "Rob Smith releases new LP this Friday". Hot Press. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  13. "Un irlandés por la Bombonera". Club Atlético Boca Juniors. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. Byrne, Niall (7 September 2016). "Nialler9's New Irish Music: James Vincent McMorrow, August Wells and more". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  15. Bodger (30 August 2016). "Free Show Tonight". Broadsheet.ie. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  16. "The Swedish Railway Orchestra". Breaking Tunes. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  17. "Track of the Day: The Swedish Railway Orchestra 'Wy Bk Hm'". Hot Press. 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  18. "JOE's New Song of the Day #332: The Swedish Railway Orchestra – 'Late Night'". JOE.ie. 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  19. "Northern Lights – The Swedish Railway Orchestra". iTunes Store. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  20. "The Swedish Railway Orchestra – The Swedish Railway Orchestra". Bandcamp. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. "The Swedish Railway Orchestra – The Swedish Railway Orchestra". God Is In The TV. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  22. "The Swedish Railway Orchestra – EP of the week". Turn Up The Volume. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  23. "The Thin Air | Global Arts & Culture With A Local Accent". thethinair.net.
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