The Kid is alright: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith prepares pulsating comeback with new album, single, and tour

The Kid is alright: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith prepares pulsating comeback with new album, single, and tour
The Kid is alright: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith prepares pulsating comeback with new album, single, and tour

Ok, so the “comeback” in the headline above is a little misleading: L.A.-based singer/songwriter/synth-whisperer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith has actually been issuing a steady collection of subtle, enigmatic electronic material over the past five years. She stealthily slides from writer to musician to arranger to producer to engineer with the ease of a sonic shapeshifter and is a constant go-to score creator (e.g. Reggie Watts’ “Brasilia: City of the Future” short), in-demand remixer (e.g. Max Richter’s “Dream 3” reworking), and sought-after collaborator (e.g. RVNG’s FRKWYS Vol. 13: Sunergy album with mentor and fellow Buchla devotee Suzanne Ciani).

But STILL: anytime Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith announces a new album of her own, it sort of feels like a comeback event — or if you prefer, a “welcome back” one! And so, let us all welcome back Smith with open arms and happy ears when she releases her latest project on October 6 on Western Vinyl.

There’s nothing infantile about Smith’s sound but that hasn’t stopped her from titling her latest album The Kid. For it, Smith has created a concept album based on four stages of human development, from birth to death, with…