““she’s too good…. She’s one of those people that seems so timeless. To be honest, I just heard the music, and had to have her.””

““An intriguingly skewed lyrical sensibility… the relentless clap-along boogie of the album’s standout track, ‘Colors.’””

““Judging from some tracks on her new album ‘Songs for a Sinking Ship,’ Brooklyn singer/songwriter April Smith is quite the burlesque bad girl. Verbally smacking down the competition for her man’s affections (‘Dixie Boy’) and confessing to sins apparently too atrocious to mention (‘Terrible Things’), Smith takes a ride into the annals of vintage Mason-Dixon pop, packing a sound full of sassy hooks and swinging rhythms.””

““April Smith was born to be an entertainer… She radiates sunny energy and stage-ready sauciness…. ‘Colors’ is the buoy that fl oats to the top of the record… at least as much a ballad of heartfelt yearning as it is a stomp-and-swagger jam.” - NPR Song of the Day”

“It’s possible you haven’t heard much about April Smith but all that is about to change. She’s got a rich, plummy voice, and she lays it on thick over a taut guitar strum, making for music as long on charm as it is on melody.”

““This Brooklyn musician turns out sultry updates ragtime and swing, pouring her rich voice over tight guitar strumming.””

““Despite the steady raindrops, Smith’s juke-joint cabaret remains almost universally sunny. The singer, who looks something like a collectible doll with her lacy skirt, shoulder-length brown hair and porcelain complexion, belts out tunes both acidic (’Drop Dead Gorgeous’) and swooning.””

"It's the kind of tune you'd hear on an episode of Grey's Anatomy or in the next iPod commercial. It's sweet (which we love), quirky (which we love) and hooky (which we love)."

“Smith and her band’s entertaining theatrical sass and stage class stage a smoky, sexy cabaret show for the ear. Her jazzy vocals swoop up and down with such grace and emotion that it entices bystanders to pull up a chair and stay for a spell.”

“Blessed with a voice comprising both immeasurable strength and grace - coupled with songs laden with bold, exuberant lyrics - Smith transforms the rawness of a live show into something far greater...with talent like this she’s bound for glory”

“Here is April Smith. You see this beautiful, smart little woman with a big guitar and a bigger heart just flat out going for it and you hear, gloriously, that what she goes for; she gets. Gets it all done right. Go hear her and then pass it on.”