“The album [Ripe Fruit] ends…leaving us miles away from where we started” [Read More] Tweet

Album of the Month, April 2012 – “meditative and psychedelic” [Read More] Tweet

“a blend of somber psychedelia and dreamy pop” – Chicagoist

Can you feel the anticipation? Chicago’s very own proggy psych-rockers Stephen Paul Smoker are set to release its debut LP, Ripe Fruit, in mid-March. We previewed the first single, “Green City,” off the album earlier this week and the spacey, heavy thudding rhythms contained within are hopefully a great sign of what is to come [...]

“Pulsating psych-rock groove and foot stomping rhythm, marvellous.” – Mad Mackerel’s Best of the Month, Jan 2012

“a hypnotic little state carries you til the end” – Austin Town Hall

“Their live show at the hideout last fall blew the glitter off my toes” – dialecstatic

“Smoker paints a colorful picture” – ChicagoVerseUniteD

“Dark and groovy”- Loud Loop Press

“This is dirty music for dirty times.” RCRD LBL