Conor Murphy, the lead singer of Foxing, named his side-project Smidley after his beloved and much-missed pet dog and the self-titled album (which you can purchase via Bandcamp) finds him rocking out a bit more than in his day job. He’s brought members of Sorority Noise, Tigers Jaw and Dr Dog along for the ride, too.
There’s an element of Pavement’s awry indie-pop in album opener ‘Hell’. Even though it’s wrapped in a feel-good atmosphere, the song is full of faltering drums and dark lyrics ...