CD Review
Artist: Zachari Smith
Title: Calling Out 

3 Stars

Reviewed By: Christopher Williams 

Zachari Smith's debut Calling Out is a rustic sounding album that seems as if it is the beginning of a career in Music. Smith appears new to the music scene, but he has a great energy and persistence that comes across easily. Much of the collection feels as though it is almost, and not quite yet. Nothing is missing in Calling Out except what a little more development, and experience will provide in due course. Smith has talent, it's simply at the early stages where subtleties are generally lost and lyrics are too overt.   

Some songs really stuck out to me, one is "Love TV" which is a great satirical song with a catchy and memorable beat to it. The other was "Shine In Your Heart" which was well put together and orchestrated. For much of Calling Out, Smith seems the typical perception of a Western Canadian singer, with his voice and guitar to strum that define him, but these two tracks nestled in seem to be standout gems that reveal Smith's diversity and talent.

I like Smith, he seems determined and probably very willing to travel the arduous road of the music business, while getting consistently more professional and more focused in his personal style along the way. Smith is just at the start of his journey, but he seems up to the challenge, and time will be a great tool in his future development as a singer songwriter.
 

Calling Out
It's Only For Awhile
Hawk Eyes
Two Trains
The Man
Over Our Love
Love TV
Shine In Your Heart
Drug
Your Control