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Hometown	New York City, NY
Genres	Rock, Alt. Rock
Band Members	Zak Smith - Vocals, Guitar; Gavi Grodsky - Guitar; Dave... » more
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Zak Smith’s songwriting and lyrical talent is something beyond a pencil & a piece of paper. This “something” is what you feel when you get wrapped up in his words and emotions while fighting the urge to drop to your knees in surrender or jump out of...

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Top 40 in Soft Rock, September 2012

Top 40 in Soft Rock, February 2012

Top 40 in Soft Rock, October 2011

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Zak Smith - Haunted Feet EP by Berkeley Place Blog
“It’s hard to find out much about newcoming Zak Smith. He introduced himself to me with a two line EP and a link to his music, which is available free on his website. The bio on the site is a bunch of quotes from other people about things other than Zak. I guess he doesn’t offer up much info about himself because he’s content to have his music speak for him. Good choice. He’s got a voice that’s rough and deep, belying his boyish appearance. It’s DYI haunting indie rock with Americana accents. It’s got great lyrics and great music, the supporting band is tight . . . Songs like “The ones that got away will bury me” and “The house that you haunt” speak of love and loss, and how broken hearts hang on. If you don’t relate to this music, you’ve either never lost a lover or you’re twelve. Very, very good stuff.”

Zak Smith-PICK OF THE WEEK (MuzikReviews.com) by Keith Hannaleck
Zak Smith has three full albums out prior to this EP release. As Rome Burned(2007), Deep Water (2008) and An Endless Doubt (2008) are all available but I have not had the pleasure to hear them yet. I must say after hearing this new EP that I am intrigued by what Smith has to offer. With EP’s that I particularly like I get frustrated because they are too short and in this case that is exactly what happened. The only drawback for the entire listen was that it ended much too soon. Zak Smith has a very emotional and sincere delivery while singing his songs. His voice is like the raspy whiskey laced blues you would hear on the chitlin circuit but it’s not the blues, it rocks with oodles of soul. I don’t mean soul music, just plain from the heart soul, the kind of lyrics and voice that touch you in some way because you just know it came from the gut of the person singing the song. In just five tracks Zak Smith had me convinced that he has what it takes to make his mark on music history if he gets a chance. So many artists that are on this level never get recognized and its up to people like me and hundreds of others involved with putting out reviews on the Internet to help folks become familiar with artists that have what it takes to make an impression. The musicianship was above average as well on these tracks, particularly the guitar, which was snappy and fresh. When it called for it some stinging licks they were well placed to bring more attention to the lyrics. I really enjoyed Zak Smith, just give me some more! Key Tracks: Under Your Possession, The House You Haunt Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck-MuzikReviews.com Founder December 5, 2010

Zak Smith - Jersey Beat by Joe Wawrzyniak
“New Jersey-born alternative rock music singer/songwriter Zak Smith really hits it out of the ballpark with this perfectly crunchy’n’punchy five song EP CD. “Under Your Possession” starts things with a proverbial bang: A strutting guitar riff milks a tasty diggin’ groove for all its worth while Smith’s hoarse bluesy holler goes straight for the jugular. Smith’s strong knack for cool and soulful melodies and equally impressive talent for concise and thoughtful lyrics make for a potent double whammy. Better still, the playing is sharp and inspired throughout (the cutting guitars in particular are very sweet stuff), with a steady succession of snappy tempos and pumping beats keeping things lively, tuneful, and exciting from start to finish. A real bang-up little winner.”

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