10 tracks of pure emotional reception and creativity, the swooning vocals and deep blue melodies command a loud response that quickly identifies Drew Smith with the likes of Travis and Radiohead. Smith agrees and welcomes the comparison, but says honestly "you lose the British perspective after a few listens and the music comes into its own." Smith is stirred by a broad gamut of musical influences - from The Smashing Pumpkins to Serge Gainsbourg, Blonde Redhead to Fiona Apple - and tried to remain creative and original while writing Fossils.

Recorded over the better part of a year with producer/engineer Andy Magoffin (The Constantines, Hidden Cameras) at his House of Miracles Studio, Fossils was a full-scale experimental process. Smith poured more than just heart and melody into his album from banjos and old guitar amps to actually mounting the innards of a piano against the wall and beating what soul they could out of it Smith consented to explore the sounds around him and apply everything that sparked his attention.

Enamoured by the idea that songs never stay the same, Smith exudes the same enthusiasm on the subject of evolution as a paleontologist; "Creating an album is only the first step, it's what you do with it after and how you choose to present it that will attach meaning and merit to it."