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Formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist David Steinhart, Los Angeles-based Smart Brown Handbag has been creating emotionally charged, hook-filled pop since 1994. Steinhart, bassist Cindy Albon, and drummer John Glogovac have put out seven albums in that time, earning them a national following, strongly supported by college radio and press. Their 1999 disc ("Little Things Are Everything") spent eleven weeks in the CMJ Top 100 and their songs have been featured over the years in television and film. They have toured the East and West Coasts extensively, and have performed shows at SXSW, CMJ, and other major music conferences. The Big Sigh is a continuation of this legacy and features a return of Jeff Steinhart into the fold and the tweaks of John Glogovac at the production helm. Steinhart's career started in 1984 when he and his brothers (Jeff and Richard) released the first of five albums from their critically heralded group Pop Art on their own Stonegarden Records label. Through the years, Stonegarden has put out over fifty albums by more than thirty bands and has become known for its commitment to guitar-oriented pop music. "Smart Brown Handbag's catchy guitar pop has been rumored to be on the edge of greatness for a long time and we believe the hype." - Rolling Stone Online "As we prepare to plummet headfirst into the new millennium, there's just one thing I still don't understand; why hasn't David Steinhart been declared a national treasure? For well over a decade, from the seriously underrated Pop Art, through his solo albums and SBH, he's been writing, playing, and singing perfect pop music for a small but dedicated group of fans. His intelligent and deeply ironic take on the world is summed up perfectly in these wonderful songs." -Barry Barnett, zorilla.com "A damn great album. SBH have put together something worthy of greatness... it all falls into place to make an absolute experience." - Fright X Magazine "Steinhart's albums are never startling... but understatement is the privilege of craftsmanship, and these ten songs are as enchanting, artless and desperately empathetic as any of the hundred before them." - The War Against Silence The Big Sigh, 2004 Fast Friends, 2002 Just Like Driving Backwards, 2000 Little Things Are Everything, 1999 Lullabies For Infidels, 1998 Monkey in the Middle, 1996 Sabrina, 1995 Silverlake, 1994 Smart Brown Handbag, 1993 Check out the artist's website: http://stonegarden.com Track List: 1. London to Amsterdam 2. Big Sigh 3. Bulletproof 4. If I Hear 5. The Middle Of The 6. Baseball Season 7. Courtship 8. Half Worth Having 9. Pushing Around Pieces 10. This Impossible Mess 11. Better 12. Stubborn is Fine Suggested CDs:Other Genres: |