Feel It Records' third pressing of the Smarts LP - now with yellow header and on yellow wax!
Have some copies on their way to Australia - should be here by late October. Orders will ship from then.
Includes unlimited streaming of Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Purchasable with gift card
$30AUDor more
T-Shirt/Shirt
Design by Buz Clatworthy. Printed by High Tee courtesy of Sound-merch on Gildan Natural Ultra Cotton.
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$25AUDor more
Sweater/Hoodie
Design by Buz Clatworthy. Printed by High Tee courtesy of Sound-merch on AS Colour White Marle hoods.
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$50AUDor more
Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
$12AUD or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Australian pressing of 160 copies on opaque blue vinyl. Pressed in Melbourne by Zenith Records. Includes full colour double-sided insert.
Includes unlimited streaming of Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 7 days
Purchasable with gift card
$30AUDor more
"Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?" Navy Ringer Tee
T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Includes free download of "Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?".
Design by Mitch Campleman. Printed on Ramo ringer, thanks to Sound-merch.
Includes unlimited streaming of Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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"Who Needs Smarts, Anyway" T-shirt
T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album
Design by Mitch Campleman. Printed on Gildan 5000, thanks to Sound-merch.
Includes unlimited streaming of Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Smarts Bundle: LP & Tee!
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Bundle includes: White LP + Gildan Natural t-shirt.
Australian pressing of 300 records. 100 x white copies. Pressed in Melbourne by Zenith Records. Includes full colour double-sided insert, "Who Needs Smarts Anyway?" sticker + download code.
T-shirt design by Mitch Campleman. Printed on Gildan 5000 Natural, thanks to Sound-merch.
Includes unlimited streaming of Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Sold Out
Smarts LP - White Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Australian pressing of 300. 100 x white copies. Pressed in Melbourne by Zenith Records. Includes full colour double-sided insert, "Who Needs Smarts Anyway?" sticker + download code.
Includes unlimited streaming of Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Sold Out
Smarts LP - Black Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Australian pressing of 300. 200 x black copies. Pressed in Melbourne by Zenith Records. Includes full colour double-sided insert, "Who Needs Smarts Anyway?" sticker + download code.
Includes unlimited streaming of Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Smarts are a relatively new band that began playing shows around Melbourne and surrounds towards the end of 2018. Combining frantic, yet taut and rapidly paced rhythms amidst playful, almost child-like riffs and melodies that just about make you want to pull your hair out, Smarts are a sound of their own.
The band stemmed out of a bedroom demo that was recorded for fun a year earlier by Billy Gardner (bass, vocals) and Mitch Campleman (guitar) in Geelong. After letting it collect dust for 12 months, they assembled a band to perform the songs live featuring Jake Robertson on drums and Sally Buckley on synth; and released the four-song demo cassette, “Smart World”. Stella Rennex later joined the band, filling out the sound largely with her eccentric saxophone parts.
"Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?" was recorded by the band themselves over a weekend slumber in Geelong at the DIY studio setup; The Barracks, with finishing coats added in Melbourne before sending off to mix-master- Mikey in Rye. There’s a feeling throughout as if the whole thing could collapse into pieces at any moment, and just when you think it’s about to, Smarts weave their way out and into a new direction.
Points of reference could be compared to the quirkiness of LA’s Suburban Lawns or Geza X, as well as citing influence from modern sounds like Japanese band Vodovo and the ever-evolving Midwest American punk scene. It could even be viewed as a refreshing and original extension on the so-called “egg punk” genre.
"Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?" is the debut record from Smarts and it’s coming out through Anti Fade Records in Australia and Feel It Records in the USA from October 16, 2020.
credits
released October 16, 2020
All songs written and recorded by Smarts, 2019. Photos by Jamie Wdziekonski, layout by Carolyn Hawkins, 2020.
supported by 56 fans who also own “Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?”
VC flourish here - stacked with wit & riffs, Serve To Serve Again is a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the mundane that hits the mark every time. meaghan w
supported by 48 fans who also own “Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?”
Shoutout to Spacegrass for the gifted code, we're both big fans of this project and he already said everything I could so all I will say is: this album FUCKS, ROCKS AND BANGS A FUCKING LOT. chizarsu
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supported by 47 fans who also own “Who Needs Smarts, Anyway?”
I just simply love this album. It twists and turns and takes its influences in a seriously fun and exciting manner, without really sounding like any one else.
Can't wait for their next album.
W.T.R.