Rob Smith (Irish musician)

Rob Smith (born 29 September 1982)^[1] is an Irish singer-songwriter, DJ^[2][3] and writer from Terenure,^[4] Dublin.

Smith performing live at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.

Biography

Smith released his debut album, Throwing It All Away, in March 2008 to considerable success^[5] and toured in 10 countries across Europe promoting it. The lead single from the album, Stand Up, reached number 1 in the Irish downloads charts that summer.^[6] The follow-up, 2010's The Juliana Field, was released to critical acclaim^[7][8] and landed Smith a nomination for Most Promising Act at that year's Meteor Awards.^[9] He released a live EP, titled Live in New York & Dublin, the following year.^[10] He released a well-received punk rock single in February 2015 called Dale Boca Juniors which charted in both Ireland and Argentina.^[11] In May 2015, he released a compilation titled Snapped Strings & Hangovers.^[12]

He is also a DJ, specialising in indie and alternative rock, and has spun in countries such as Italy,^[2] Netherlands, Scotland and the United States.^[3] A notable Boca Juniors fan,^[13] he is also a football writer for Irish music magazine Hot Press^{[citation needed]}, and has published a book on the history of the Camp Nou.^[14]

The Swedish Railway Orchestra

The Swedish Railway Orchestra is an electronic^[15] project by Smith; he released his debut LP Northern Lights under the name in September 2016,^[16][17] as well the follow-up This Is a Dream to critical acclaim.^[18] Musically, the project has been described in the press as a cross between LCD Soundsystem and Jape.^[19]

Discography

Albums

• Throwing It All Away – 15 March 2008
• The Juliana Field – 20 August 2010
• Northern Lights – 1 September 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)^[20]
• This Is a Dream – 29 September 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• This Is a Mixtape – 1 May 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• The Swedish Railway Orchestra – 29 July 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)^[21]
• Dance To The Drum Machine – 27 July 2022 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)^[22] Vinyl release by Blowtorch Records
• Once Upon A Time... – 7 March 2024 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)^[23] Vinyl release by Blowtorch Records
• The Beautiful And Damned – 14 April 2025 ^[24]

Extended plays

• Live in New York & Dublin – 2011
• Late Night (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 31 October 2016
• Remixes, Vol. 1 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 26 October 2018
• Connotations (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra) – 4 July 2023^[25]

Compilations

• Snapped Strings & Hangovers – 29 May 2015

Singles

• "So Many, So Near" – 2008
• "Stand Up" – 2008
• "Rue Sainte-Dominique" – 2011
• "Dale Boca Juniors" – 2015
• "Bostero" – 2016
• "Northern Lights" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)^[15]
• "Water" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "The Allegiance of Bobby Turbulence" – 2016 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "I Don't See Any Daylight Anymore" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)^[26]
• "Time" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Why Don't You Talk to Me" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "All I Want" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "This Is a Dream" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Bullet for a Bullfighter / I Love You (But If You Clap When the Plane Lands, I'll Leave You!)" – 2017 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Wy Bk Hm" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Cold Condensation" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Hell's Kitchen" – 2019 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "The House of Blood" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "The Freaks Come Out at Night" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "What's Going On" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Brendan Gleeson" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Der Neonroom" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "There's Too Much Love" – 2020 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "The Ballhaus" – 2022 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)^[27]
• "Fallen Devil" – 2022 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)
• "Go" – 2022 (as The Swedish Railway Orchestra)