Goldmyth
Birth nameJenessa Smith
OriginUtah
Genreselectropop,[1] indie pop,[2] lo-fi[3]
Instrument(s)harp, singing
Websitegoldmythmusic.com

Goldmyth is the stage name for Jenessa Smith, a harpist and songwriter who performs indie pop in Provo, Utah. She learned to play the harp as a teenager, and is influenced by indie rock. Critics praised her ethereal and melancholy harp sounds in her tightly produced indie-pop songs from her EP Faded Dream (2017). Her single "My Mistake" had a similar reception. "Lover's Letdown" was featured in the pilot episode of the HBO series The Sex Lives of College Girls.

Background and influences

Smith took harp and piano lessons as a child. As a teenager, she listened to indie rock.[4] Her influences are Joni Mitchell, James Blake, Sufjan Stevens.[1] and Death Cab for Cutie.[3] Nate Pyfer and Mason Porter co-produced her EP Faded Dream.[1] Pyfer previously produced for Kaskade and The Moth & The Flame, while Porter has produced for Haarlem and Polytype.[5] Smith said that Robbie Connolly was helpful in getting her solo project off the ground.[4] Smith writes her songs using a harp and a looper in Provo, Utah.[4][6]

Critical reception

At Cover Me, Ben Easton praised Smith's music, describing it as "washed-out and blissful, filled with malaise yet still musically vivid."[7] HillyBilly praised Smith's Faded Dream (2017) EP for showing "undisputed skill in crafting tight, concise indie-pop compositions."[1] Paste magazine described her vocals as "otherworldly" in songs with "vulnerable lyrics."[1] Birch Street Radio reviewed Smith's debut EP, Faded Dream, describing her music as a blend of her "delicate" voice with "harp [and] layers of synth and percussion."[8] Obscure Sound described "Lover's Letdown" as alternating between rhythmically sparse and lush and "infused with glistening harp sounds".[5]

Her single "My Mistake" has a "melancholic pop sound" and "lush vocals" in a song with "excellent production and songwriting," according to indie music review site Obscure Sound.[9] Birch Street Radio included the song in their July 2020 roundup and noticed that the harp took center stage.[6] Indie Shuffle also liked the harp's unique role in the song, writing that it created an "organically magical sound."[10] At Cost Magazine liked the song's "quiet pensiveness" and its "ephemeral fade".[11] Smith wrote the song after reflecting on her mistakes, or lack thereof, after a long-term relationship ended and she moved to LA.[3]

Smith said that when she first heard Gorillaz's "Melancholy Hill", she felt a kinship with a song that led her to cover it.[7] Smith's song, "Lover's Letdown", was featured in the first episode of the HBO series The Sex Lives of College Girls.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Goldmyth Albums :: NoiseTrade :: Paste Magazine". www.pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Collier, Zach (29 November 2021). "Goldmyth Hits HBO Max". Provo Music Magazine. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Inspired #147 - Goldmyth". When The Horn Blows. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Sheehan, Gavin (23 May 2017). "Goldmyth". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Listen: Goldmyth - "Lover's Letdown"". www.obscuresound.com. Obscure Sound. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 "From Toronto to Melbourne, our latest music picks". Birch Street Radio. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 Easton, Ben (14 February 2022). "Harpist Goldmyth Ventures Up "On Melancholy Hill" with New Gorillaz Cover". Cover Me. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "From Toronto to Melbourne, our latest music picks". Birch Street Radio. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Mineo, Mike (10 July 2020). "Listen: Goldmyth - "My Mistake"". www.obscuresound.com. Obscure Sound. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Goldmyth - My Mistake". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Goldmyth - My Mistake". at cost magazine.
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