Nicole Cassandra Smit, Scotland On Sunday, 5 June 2022
Nicole Cassandra Smit | Dragon Soop Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 5 June 2022
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com
Nicole Cassandra Smit is no stranger to this column, having been featured as part of the trio Smitten, but her latest music vehicle takes her to new artistic heights. Co-writing with producer Chris Grieve and pioneering Edinburgh musician Josef Malik, this week saw her release her second single under her own name.
Titled Role Models, it pays homage to her mother and grandmother and features on what is set to be one of the most impressive Scottish LPs of 2022, Third In Line. A concept album, it begins with the trauma of previous generations, before exploring Smit’s formative years and ends with a focus on transformation, expansion and dealing with pain.
Musically it is a compelling melting pot, which opens with string-infused bombast (imagine Shirley Bassey versioning Kashmir) and includes sousaphone, trumpet, trombone and cello, along with more regular instruments. And being no stranger to collaborations, Smit enlists more than a dozen artists drawn from the capital’s vibrant scene.
A launch party takes place at La Belle Angele on 26 June, ahead of an appearance at Kelburn Garden Party (3 July) and the official release on 8 July. Expect Nicole Cassandra Smit to go far visit https://nicolecassandrasmit.com | Twitter @Nicole_C_Smit | Instagram @nicole.cassandra.smit | Spotify
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