Listening to Chris Smith’s autobiographical debut album "Swingsets" will take you on a journey not unlike the journey we all ourselves are on. The journey encompasses dark moments of heartbreak, loneliness, and fear that are supernaturally transformed into beautiful and bright passages of love, comfort, and a peace that passes our reasonable understanding. At first Smith’s lyrics relate to sensitive and obscure despair, but his songwriting talents are significant as he carries the listener beyond that. “I hope to show a provision for healing to broken hearts. My songs tend to be about the darker side of internal struggles, but with a clear vision of hope. That is how life is – our personal struggles with selfishness, pride, and our own inadequacies. But through all that we must believe in the power to be changed. I’ve seen it in my own life and countless others around me.” This self revealing musical composition is Smith’s attempt to invite us all to experience healing for ourselves. “The healing power of music is incredible. It’s always been that for me, and for other people that I know as well.”