Jay and Lou Smart were only 16 and 14 respectively when they began experimenting with an old tape recorder in a damp underground coal shed underneath their parents 100 year old San Diego, CA home: “Our first recordings were just awful tone-deaf songs about how much we hated not having a television set, astronomy, and surfing…oh yeah, and girls,” says Lou Smart over the phone, as the boys wait to meet a plane headed to Atlanta and all points east at Lindbergh Field. “We didn't know what we were doing back then, not that we do now, but we still had a lot of fun. We got a handful of noise complaints, we never even saw our neighbors. I guess their foundations were shaking is what the police said,” says older brother Jay Smart, the other half of the duo. Since then, the boys have come a long way in their songwriting, performing, and recording. They've won awards for their original songs in native San Diego, Atlanta, Nashville, and Florida, toured nationally since 2007, and released two full length albums nationwide. “Make it Last” will be the third release from the Smart Brothers and was recorded at Mister Shadow Studios in nearby Encinitas, CA. The overall tone of the album's 10 tracks is surprisingly simple, while building on the lavish experimentation that can be heard in the brothers' first two releases (“self-titled” 2007 and “My Baby” 2008, both available on Itunes and Amazon). It is very reminiscent of a live show: lots of harmony, big guitars, and a few surprises of course. “We've done some really interesting things in the studio over the years- huge layered vocal arrangements, synthesizers, homemade instruments, recording underwater...this time we've really kept it stripped down, focusing mainly on the songwriting. I can't wait for people to hear what we've cooked up. That's how you know you've got it right, when you can't wait to show someone else,” says Jay regarding the recording process for “Make it Last”. “The songs are much more deeply meaningful than anything we've done before- we've really gone through a lot these past few years. They tell of some of the adventures we've had out on the road, some of the crazy things we've seen. Trouble with the police, seeing the country, natural disasters, being homeless in New York City, fishing...still lots of songs about girls,” says Lou. The latest album from the Smart Brothers, Make it Last, now available nationwide- order your copy today.