Last year, Monument Records’ powerhouse vocalist Caitlyn Smith released High, the first half of a record that the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter self-produced. Smith has now completed that project, adding six new songs to make her third full-length record, High & Low, due out April 14th.

For Smith, the making of High & Low represented a metamorphosis. Looking back, the award-winning songwriter realized she, as many do in the era of social media, had celebrated the “highs” of life publicly – while navigating the “lows” in private. Instead of showing vulnerability, it was easier to pretend everything was fine. But over the course of writing and producing High & Low, Smith learned to peel back the curtain, embracing all aspects of her life, including the “lows” she once held so close to vest.

“Nobody can have the highs without the lows,” she reflects. “When I decided to produce this album, I knew it was going to be a challenge – and musically it was a beautifully stretching & exciting experience. But it brought me into this unexpected season of life where I started facing all these roadblocks that were holding me back. Fear. Doubt. Denial. And I was really forced to finally bring these issues into the light. I went from hiding behind my songs to being able to say it out loud in the room – and that’s something I’m really proud of.”

High & Low is available here on standard black vinyl LP.

Preorders for curbside / local pickup are available as of 4/14/23.

Preorders for mail order have shipped out from Grimey’s as of 4/15/23.

Track Listing

1. High - Intro
2. High
3. Dreamin’s Free
4. Lately
5. Mississippi
6. Good As Us
7. Alaska
8. Maybe In Another Life
9. I Think Of You
10. Nothing Against You
11. Downtown Baby
12. Writing Songs and Raising Babies
13. I Don’t Like The World Without You
14. The Great Pretender