This is such a special song that I am afriad it's going to slip through the cracks without more fanfare. Linda Smith, a veteran of labels like Harriet Records, and Slumberland Records, has offered up a one-off new cut here in the start of a grim 2025.
"So Long Ago" opens with an elegiac keyboard line like something McCartney would put forward, then segues into a more expansive bit of chamber pop. The samples of strings buttress Linda's voice and the tune aches with the sort of beauty that places it in a genre all its own. I'm hoping that this is the first in many new releases by Linda Smith in this year. We certainly need things to look forward to these days.
So Long Ago by Linda Smith is out now. Details below.
[Photo of Linda Smith and Paul Krolian by me, October 2024, in D.C.]