Smokey Mirror is a three-piece band that must have said, "If you want things done right, you've got to do them yourself!" 

The fact that they were able to get a well-known local Dallas artist Clay Stinnet to do the cover art for their EP debut is already a power move as it already says a lot about what this release could sound like. 

Already from the get-go, not unlike one of Stinnett's paintings, our faces are already melting with the first track.

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Breaking Down Smokey Mirror Band's Debut EP

There's nothing like jumping right into your debut and establishing who you are and this trio comes in strong starting off with the powerful grip of "Invisible Hand".

The great thing about this track is that it consistently cycles like a high-energy jam session tornado you can't fight your way out of.

If a song were exclusive entry to the upper tear of a D&D party, "Sword and Scepter" gets them to Wizard right out of the gate. Listen for the psychedelics to hit right before the percussion change halfway in!

"Killin' Floor" has more of a blues feel of Stevie Ray Vaughn and with the firey rupture of Jimi Hendrix, displaying that they can please any crowd.

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At this point in their EP, we're more intrigued with their longer tracks which pick up again with "Magick Circle".

We feel this is an appropriate song title to show, quite simply that these three complete a union of compatible elements that could be seen as supernatural. 

Mario's guitar work is incendiary in this one!

(Added on 04.18.2023)

Without a doubt, you want to bookend your debut appropriately and while "Invisible Hand" comes in hot, "Human Collateral" is a nearly eight-minute journey out of the acid-laced gaze we held. 

We don't mind being under the spell of this Smokey Mirror release but wonder if they're holding something back.

This is after all just a five-track EP which has to mean that there's more to come.