WILD WEST: AMERICAN STORIES UPDATE – 23 July 2026
- Grant Maloy Smith
- Jul 23
- 3 min read
WILD WEST: AMERICAN STORIES UPDATE
If you're one of the many people who have already ordered my new album, thank you! I am delivering orders for the book and CDs right away. Orders that include the two vinyl LPs will be delivered in August - the records will be in my hands by August 12!
Please watch the trailer video that I just added to my website, wherein I talk about the album and introduce excerpts from all 18 songs on this double album. It's entertaining and informative. The video is right at the top of the album webpage: https://www.grant-maloy-smith.com/albums/wildwest
GREAT REVIEWS
I am blessed to have received such incredibly positive reviews already, and more are on the way. Here are a few examples:
“Grant taps into the longing for freedom, wide-open lands, and “love for every man” that the West represents in our collective unconscious. A nostalgic longing for freedom, goodwill, and adventure – timeless and relatable.”
~Melissa Clark, Americana Highways
“…this key figure of the American roots scene makes a masterful debut...an ambitious thematic double album titled *WILD WEST: AMERICAN STORIES*…and accompanied by a hardcover book, this project already stands out as a major multimedia work. It is a piece of rare narrative richness, designed to captivate from the very first bars.”
~ Radio Castor
"Wild West: American Stories" covers America's westward expansion in the 1800s, beginning with the Louisiana Purchase, followed by Lewis & Clark's exploration led by Sacagawea, the rise of cowboy culture and rodeos, the Gold Rush, wagon trains and homesteading, the Trail of Tears, the transcontinental railroad, the telegraph, and more. It's available on a single CD or two vinyl LPs. All physical media include links to download high-resolution WAV files and smaller MP3 files to music-playing devices.
THE HARDCOVER BOOK
I wrote and illustrated a beautiful 90-page hardcover book to accompany the album, which is the ultimate liner notes. The album comes in:
1. A beautiful box set including the book, double vinyl LP, CD, and digital download links.
2. The double vinyl LP and digital download links
3. A CD and digital download links.
"Wild West: American Stories" will be officially released on September 18, but as mentioned, orders placed on my website are already being delivered.
NO STREAMING
I am not releasing this album to Spotify, Apple Music, or any other streaming platform. It will be available only directly from me, on my website, or in person at shows and house concerts. Honestly, I don't like how the streaming services treat independent artists. The singles from the album will be streamable, but not the album.
To find out more, please go to the official page on my website:
https://www.grant-maloy-smith.com/albums/wildwest
HOUSE CONCERTS
Over the last year, I have presented several concerts in private homes all across the USA. These are some of the most remarkable shows that I have ever done. Some were in people's living rooms or dens, while others were held outside when appropriate. The intimacy is amazing - it's the ultimate "listening room" environment, and ideal for my kind of music. When you host a house concert, you control the guest list. It's your house, after all. They are never listed on my website or publicized by me. If this is something you'd be interested in hosting, please let me know. Additional info about how house concerts work is on my website here:
https://www.grant-maloy-smith.com/shows
All my best,
Grant
Grant Maloy Smith
grant@grant-maloy-smith.com
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