WATCH: Smooth Hound Smith, “Crazy Over You” (Live at Ten Four)

Artist: Smooth Hound Smith (feat. Connor Vance from Dustbowl Revival)
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “Crazy Over You” (Live at Ten Four)

In Their Words: “‘Crazy Over You’ is pretty guileless in its meaning, and remains one of the only true-blue love songs I’ve ever written (no cheeky humor or heartbreak in this one, folks). Over the years it’s been used many times as a first dance song at weddings, and it even got licensed for an adorable love scene in MTV’s The Real World a while back. These days, when we play it in a live setting, we usually do it stripped down, with just two voices and a guitar, so this session was really fun. We built it up a little with some great players (Danny Pratt on drums, and Rhees Williams on bass), and felt especially lucky that Connor Vance from Dustbowl Revival was around Nashville that day and willing to sit in on fiddle and play with us. We filmed and recorded it live at Ten Four Recording Co. here in East Nashville, and it was engineered by stalwart supporter of sonic excellence, Jesse Thompson.” — Zack Smith, Smooth Hound Smith


Photo credit: Adam Murphy

The Show On The Road – Smooth Hound Smith

This week Z. speaks with Smooth Hound Smith, the fiery folk-blues duo from East Nashville who’ve spread their infectious, honeyed harmonies and gritty, finger-picked, sonic essays all across the continent.


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Despite being two hilarious humans who got married and share nearly every waking moment together, Zack and Caitlin Smith have never stopped making each other laugh and have never stopped pushing their timeless songwriting to new heights.

With their fancy new record Dog in a Manger coming August 9, they shine a sharp light on the beautiful worn edges of our country.

LISTEN: Smooth Hound Smith, ‘Forever Cold’

Artist: Smooth Hound Smith
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Song: "Forever Cold"
Album: Sweet Tennessee Honey
Release Date: January 15

In Their Words: “It's inspired by somewhat-true events and it's an East Nashville ghost story. Between Caitlin and myself, we played everything on that track except Sarah Jarosz's backing vocal, and really built the groove from the ground up in the studio.” — Zack Smith


Photo Credit: Kelli Dirks