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Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982)[1] is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ[2][3] and writer from Terenure,[4] Dublin.

Biography

Smith released his debut album, Throwing It All Away, in March 2008 to considerable success[5] and toured in 10 countries across Europe promoting it. The lead single from the album, Stand Up, reached number 1 in the Irish downloads charts that summer.[6] The follow up, 2010's The Juliana Field, was released to critical acclaim[7][8] and landed Smith a nomination for Most Promising Act at that year's Meteor Awards.[9] He released a live EP, titled Live in New York & Dublin, the following year.[10] He released a well-received punk rock single in February 2015 called Dale Boca Juniors which charted in both Ireland and Argentina.[11] In May 2015, he released a compilation titled Snapped Strings & Hangovers.[12]

He is also a DJ, specialising in indie and alternative rock, and has spun in countries such as Italy,[2] Netherlands, Scotland and the United States.[3] A notable Boca Juniors fan,[13] he is also a football writer for Irish music magazine Hot Press.^{[citation needed]}

The Swedish Railway Orchestra

The Swedish Railway Orchestra is an electronic[14] project by Smith; he released his debut LP Northern Lights under the name in September 2016,[15][16] as well the follow up This Is a Dream to critical acclaim.[17] Musically, the project has been described in the press as a cross between LCD Soundsystem and Jape.[18]

Discography

Albums

• Throwing It All Away – 15 March 2008
• The Juliana Field – 20 August 2010
• Northern Lights – 1 September 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[19]
• This Is a Dream – 29 September 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• This Is a Mixtape – 1 May 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• The Swedish Railway Orchestra – 29 July 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[20]

Extended plays

• Live in New York & Dublin – 2011
• Late Night (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 31 October 2016
• Remixes, Vol. 1 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 26 October 2018

Compilations

• Snapped Strings & Hangovers – 29 May 2015

Singles

• "So Many, So Near" – 2008
• "Stand Up" – 2008
• "Rue Sainte-Dominique" – 2011
• "Dale Boca Juniors" – 2015
• "Bostero" – 2016
• "Northern Lights" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[14]
• "Water" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "The Allegiance of Bobby Turbulence" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "I Don't See Any Daylight Anymore" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)[21]
• "Time" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Why Don't You Talk to Me" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "All I Want" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "This Is a Dream" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Bullet for a Bullfighter / I Love You (But If You Clap When the Plane Lands, I'll Leave You!)" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Wy Bk Hm" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Cold Condensation" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Hell's Kitchen" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "The House of Blood" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "The Freaks Come Out at Night" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "What's Going On" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Brendan Gleeson" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Der Neonroom" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "There's Too Much Love" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)

References

External links

• Official website
• Facebook page
• Twitter account
• Hot Press online column

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