Aidan Smith, the Manchester based singer/songwriter with a harmonious penchant for the experimental, presents his very own corner of the web, with: discography, gigs, mailing list, 14 unreleased songs, XFM radio session tracks, and a few biographical notes we've tastefully cobbled together.

Latest News:

New gigs announced in Manchester (Jan 28) and Liverpool (Feb 3) - more info on the gigs page.

Video for unreleased single Love Song (With Aneurysm) on youtube now!

Download and keep 14 full home-recorded tracks from the 2002/03 song stash. Grab them here.

XFM - One Night Stand Session tracks

Download tracks taken from Aidan's recent XFM One Night Stand session recorded for John Kennedy's X-Posure Part 2 - songs available for download are Oh James, Alone Askew and Circus of Nights. Sign up to the mailing list and we'll give you a shout as soon as we put more stuff on the site for download.

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Fancy Barrel - The  new Album by Aidan Smith

With the long awaited release of Aidan's full length debut album, Fancy Barrel we prepare ourselves for the avalanche of news & reviews with our own special page to bring you everything related to the album release. Audio clips are available for download now! Available from good record shops and online from Amazon UK & iTunes.

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Early as the Trees - Aidan Smith video nightmare

See the video for the title track taken from the Early as the Trees mini album. Actually it's not quite a Nightmare, more of a highly invigorated viewing experience. Directed by video supremo Mick Sugden from Zoomcitta, a download is highly recommended (even just for the 'old man' beards and Aidan's very chunky fake eyebrows).

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