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Americana Highways

“…Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s soul brother but with a more accessible mainstream tonality, Grant Maloy Smith ambitiously sculpts an imaginative 10-track Christmas set.”

John Apice

The Christmas Heart

Americana Highways

“‘All On Christmas Day’ … is a beauty, light on the country curves but heavy on the splendor that is the holiday spirit. “Joy To The World,” miraculously is re-invented … an upbeat exceptionally arranged rousing version that’s downright soulful.”

John Apice

The Christmas Heart

Broadway World

“When Grant Maloy Smith performs traditional Christmas songs, he does so in a non-traditional way. Smith is ordinarily associated with the guitar, but his piano skills are also on full display on several tracks, perhaps most notably on ‘O Holy Night.’”

Michael Major

The Christmas Heart

ANR Factory

Grant Maloy Smith has shared his all too relatable Alt Country Folk single “Waiting for the Good Old Days Again” with the airwaves. We may not have heard any lockdown songs from Cat Stevens, but US artist Grant Maloy Smith has achieved the very same evocative effect as “Wild World” with his latest single “Waiting for the Good Old Days Again”. The Alt Country Folk single shares the all too relatable emotion which has transpired from being left in stasis with the days bleeding into one another because there is nothing to set them apart. The soundscape certainly isn’t without its melancholy, but the stunning semi-orchestral instrumental arrangement makes it hard to slip into a morose state as you’re listening to the ethereal pull of the strings. It really comes as no surprise that Grant Maloy Smith entered the Billboard charts with previous releases. There is an incredibly nuanced and matured air to this latest single, which can only come from an artist who has dedicated their life to their art. You can check out the official music video for “Waiting for the Good Old Days Again” via YouTube.

Amelia Vandergast

Waiting For the Good Old Days Again