With an angelic voice and songs full of faith, grace and vulnerability, Mindy Smith has been embraced by critics and fans alike with each recording she unveils. With her fourth release, Stupid Love on Vanguard Records, Mindy takes another step forward both lyrically and musically.

Stupid Love finds Mindy co-producing along with Ian Fitchuk and Justin Loucks. The three explore and expand with different sounds making an impressive backdrop to the thirteen tracks on the record. Written over a two year period, each song delves into the various stages of relationships; the highs, the lows, the emotional investments made, how they can change us and move forward. For Mindy, Stupid Love is a statement of where she is now from where she has been.

Stupid Love is Mindy's first studio record since 2007's My Holiday preceded by Long Island Shores, released in 2006, that prompted USA Today to hail, "Smith's best songs sound like little miracles," the Associated Press to state "Smith's CD is intoxicating" and Entertainment Weekly raved "Like Patty Griffin, Smith is a deft songwriter straddling folk, country and pop, with a lovely girl-woman soprano that feels like cotton sheeting after a bath."

The world first discovered Mindy Smith in 2004 with the release of her debut, One Moment More featuring the hit single "Come To Jesus" which inspired critics and artists to sing her praises. She has been featured on NPR, performed on national TV shows such as The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien, GAC/Edge of Country and CMT. Her songs have been heard on shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Smallville, Six Feet Under, and Fox's So You Think You Can Dance.

Stupid Love will be released on August 11th.

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