Meaghan Smith's first official full-length album, Take Me Dancing, is complete with string quartets, mellotron samples, a full horn section, a guest appearance made by the fabulously musical DJ Kid Koala, and topped with Meaghan's smooth, soaring vocals. Audiences should be prepared for a sound that combines the instrumentation of old jazz (complete with horns, strings and a big-band-swing-groove) with a twist of modern pop sensibilities. Her new songs are chock-full of vocal stylings comparable to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Her smooth voice soars over a bed of lush instrumentation, beautifully crafted to support the storytelling style of her lyrics. But there's more to Meaghan Smith's songs than meets the ear. Upon closer inspection, the listener will hear some unexpected sonic treats, and they are nothing that would have been found in the 1930s jazz that her songs are so evocative of. Who would have thought that a world-renowned Canadian DJ named Kid Koala would have taken an interest in her songs, so much so that he agreed to add some dazzling turntable manipulations to two songs? His willingness to participate in Smith's songs results in a sound reminiscent of the good-old-time-jazz injected with a modern shot of turntable manipulation.

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