Press
“The first great Irish debut album of 2021 has arrived. 4 Stars”
– The Irish Times
“4 Stars”
- Sunday Business Post
“A debut of note”
- Sunday Times
“Last Animals is a deftly crafted piece from A. Smyth. 8 Stars”
- Last Mixed Tape
“There is no doubting the quality of Last Animals”
- Travellers Tunes
“Hero will almost stop people from breathing...”
- Rocking Magpie
“...a thoroughly engaging album you’ll be compelled to revisit regularly”
- XSNoize
“There is certainly an imperial majesty to the tracks: powerful, bright and crystalline”
- 8.5 - Back Seat Mafia
“Mesmerising”
– Select Irish, 96FM
“A really beautiful thing. Album of the Week”
- Tom Dunne, Newstalk
“Album of the Week”
- RTE Radio 1
“Album of the Week”
- Irish Jam
“Album of the Week”
- Play Irish
“A brilliant artist coming out of Ireland, I hope you like this as much as I do”
- Huw Stephens (BBC6 Radio) on “River”
“Hotly tipped by so many & for so long, wonderful stuff from him”
- Tom Dunne on ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ (Newstalk)
“Irish Times 10 Acts to Watch 2020….. honed his sound, we describe as classic… Mix of Springsteen & Wilco”
- The Irish Times
"And so it comes to pass that some people write real, actual songs."
- Tony Clayton-Lea (Imro/Other Voices)
“Don’t let me down, Brimming to the top with guitar lines”
- The Last Mixed Tape
"We were seduced by this soft and catchy pop carried by a remarkable voice"
- Direct ACTU.fr
"Irish Song of The Year 2019 for She Kicks"
- Radio Nova
“We would go to the end of the world with him”
- Primavera Pro 2019
“A song-writer in bloom”
- REMY (Fever)
"An artist in control of his own sound. A musician who knows exactly how to portray his work, cast against an intimate palette of welcoming music.” (Second Moon)
- The Last Mixed Tape
"His own atmospheric folk sound as a solo musician." (Be There)
- Nialler9
“I love this track (A. Smyth - Into the Darkness)”
- BBC Ulster Across The Line
"Smyth's voice is breath-taking" (Second Moon)
- Hotpress.ie
“The solo career of A. Smyth is starting to take off.’
- JOE.ie Song Of The Day (Coming Back to You)
“Killing it in the Irish Pop zone now” (Coming Back to You)
- REMY thebestofmusicandfilm
