MUSIC
FRAN SMITH (EP)
CONTOURS (single)
VIDEO
CONTOURS - Official Music Video
'Take These Bones' live in Hyde Park, London (BBC)
'All Wild and Wicked Things' live in Hyde Park, London (BBC)
ABOUT
Leeds-based singer-songwriter Fran Smith has captivated audiences across the UK, US, and Canada, with her beguilingly tender yet powerful voice, memorable melodies, and evocative lyrics.
Described by The Guardian’s Simon Hattenstone as blending “the melancholy of late seventies Fleetwood Mac with the caustic know-how of the Arctic Monkeys”, every one of her self-released songs to date has received national BBC radio play.
Previously named as a ‘BBC Live Music Highlight of the Year’ following a dazzling solo performance in Hyde Park, London, Fran has performed live sessions on BBC radio, alongside artists including Jessie Ware.
She has opened shows for some of her biggest musical influences, including Martha Wainwright, Joan as Police Woman, and award-winning folk singer Karine Polwart, all of whom have praised Fran’s sensual, witty, acerbic songwriting.
She has also shared stages with spoken-word poets including Hollie McNish and John Cooper Clarke.
“Look out for Fran Smith - she’s going to be a big star!”
- BBC RADIO 2
“Very talented… something special about her, for sure.”
- BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC
“Incredible songs! Very beautiful. Fran is really setting the bar for songwriting!”
- BBC INTRODUCING
“Fran’s music is great… she is really special.”
- MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
“Fran’s voice is gorgeous and her songs are really REALLY good. Thank you so much, Fran, for your talent and sharing it with the world!”
- JOAN WASSER, JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN
"Romantic, sensual and angry - often at the same time - [Fran] combines the melancholy of late 70s Fleetwood Mac with the caustic know-how of the Arctic Monkeys."
- SIMON HATTENSTONE, THE GUARDIAN
“It’s really exciting to discover a songwriting talent as intelligent and insightful as Fran Smith, who knows how to sing her own stories with such conviction and grace.”
- KARINE POLWART
“Holds me captivated… sexy and sad.”
- SOUNDWAVES REVIEW
“Great voice - love the northern accent. Very classic sounding songs, great piano and atmosphere.”
- JOHN ROBB, LOUDER THAN WAR
“We’re impressed with Fran Smith... we like her northern burr! Good on ‘er! We await the album with anticipation.”
- BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
