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" In general, the idea of being sandwiched in between Rihanna and Lady Gaga doesn&amp;#039;t sound too shabby. But, being sandwiched in between their respective albums on the iTunes charts, sounds even better. Well, that&amp;#039;s exactly how it went down for Jersey born songstress APRIL SMITH and her band April Smith and the Great Picture Show. Though still completely unsigned, April&amp;#039;s massive fan base rallied together and catapulted her latest release, Songs For A Sinking Ship, to number fourteen on the charts. Not only did she surpass signed artists at this chart position, but she surpassed household names as well. So, how did this all happen? Well, first thing&amp;#039;s first. April is massively talented. The combination of her uniquely tinted vocals with theatrical showmanship is captivating, to say the least. Not to mention the fact that her songs, while they do have hints of folk and rock, are primarily rooted in pop. In simpler terms, the catchiness factor of April&amp;#039;s tunes is undeniable (click HERE for a free download &amp;quot;Colors&amp;quot; and see for yourself!) While April&amp;#039;s talent would have been enough to win the heart of any unsure fan, she has had a little help. April&amp;#039;s song &amp;quot;Terrible Things&amp;quot; was recently featured in the promo spot for Showtime&amp;#039;s hit show WEEDS (watch the amazing use HERE!). &amp;quot;The coolest part,&amp;quot; says April is that my friends call me up or text me when they hear my songs. They&amp;#039;re like &amp;#039;did you know that your song was in a Weeds promo?&amp;#039; and I&amp;#039;ll go, &amp;#039;no way, really?!&amp;#039; It has definitely helped get us out there and we&amp;#039;ve gained so many incredible fans who wouldn&amp;#039;t have found us otherwise.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s not only the TV world that&amp;#039;s fawning over April&amp;#039;s music. Commercials are also turning to her distinctive sound to enhance their visual. If you&amp;#039;ve watched TV at all this fall, you will have inevitably seen the new Colgate commercial they&amp;#039;re running on just about every network. Next time you do, take a closer listen to find April&amp;#039;s song &amp;quot;Wow and Flutter&amp;quot; playing in the background. With such a unique vision for her songs and overall approach to music, it&amp;#039;s no surprise to learn that some of April&amp;#039;s main influences hearken back to times when big band and swing music were at their peak. &amp;quot;My mom always says I should have been born in 1900&amp;quot; confesses April. And speaking of her parents, April considers them responsible for her early interest in music. &amp;quot;My parents are both musicians,&amp;quot; she says &amp;quot;and so I just always figured I would do something musical. My brother and sister are older, so I was always performing so they&amp;#039;d let me hang out with them!&amp;quot;  Well, now that Aprils&amp;#039; career is booming (and we see no end in sight to this success!) we bet lots of people wish April would hang out with them...and maybe even play a song or two. Like what you hear? Check out April&amp;#039;s official site and MySpace page. And of course you can follow her on Twitter and &amp;quot;like&amp;quot; her on Facebook. Then - tell us what you think in the comments section below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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