Hermitude - Mirror Mountain. LP [Indie Exclusive Blue Mountains Mist Vinyl] David Rawlings It’s a testament to Smith’s

It’s a testament to Smith’s volcanic creativity that he recorded not one but two soul jazz classics — Midnight Special and Back at the Chicken Shack — when he entered Rudy Van Gelder’s studio on April 25

but the ambient

A guitar solo and tincture of Fleetwood Mac to boot

elemental water rhythms and checks back again via sweetly humid scenes strafed with colourfully plumed animaliculae

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Hermitude - Mirror Mountain. LP [Indie Exclusive Blue Mountains Mist Vinyl] David Rawlings It’s a testament to Smith’sHermitude Mirror Mountain. LP [Indie Exclusive Blue Mountains Mist Vinyl] Blackheath and the Blue Mountains are tangible on Mirror Mountain. From the album's name down to local Blue Mountain artist Andie's vocal feature on "Promises," the album feels ooted in the place in which it was made. From this place of comfort and inspiration, the album's light synths and quickened pace take flight. "It just felt like we escaped to this little paradise," Angus