Gabby's World

Gabby's World
Gabby's World performing at NU Afterhours on February 11, 2016.
Background information
Birth name	Gabrielle Smith
Origin	Brooklyn, New York
Genres	Indie pop, Indie rock, Folk, Bedroom pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-Songwriter, Musician
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Double Double Whammy, Yellow K Records
Spouse(s)	Barrie Lindsay (m. 2021)

Gabby's World (formerly Ó and Eskimeaux) is the recording project of Gabrielle Smith, an American singer-songwriter and producer from Brooklyn.^[1] Smith began making and releasing experimental ambient music in 2007. Since then, the solo project has turned into a four-piece indie pop band made up of Bellows's Oliver Kalb, Told Slant’s Felix Walworth, Sharpless's Jack Greenleaf and Smith.^[2][3] Felix Walworth has since been replaced by Ian Cory of Lamniformes.

Early life

Gabrielle Smith grew up in New York City. Born in Corvallis, Oregon, Smith was adopted at a young age and to this day knows little about her family history except that her birth father is of

In 2008, Smith enrolled in the University of the Arts (Philadelphia) but dropped out in early 2009. During these two years, Smith met many of their current collaborators and friends, forming an artist collective based in Brooklyn that Smith later co-founded. These artists opened up Smith's eyes to new music stylings and influenced much of her work. Her early recordings from around this time were more electronic, experimental and synth heavy than her more recent releases.^[5]

In 2011, Smith released Two Mountains and formed an artist collective with friends as a way to support each other and release art under one umbrella.

In 2018, Smith released her first album under the moniker Gabby's World, Beast On Beast, on Yellow K Records. Its singles received positive reviews from NPR,^[11] The Fader^[12] and Stereogum.^[13]

In 2021, Smith began collaborating with Barrie and executive produced the album Barbara. Gabby later began touring with Barrie internationally to promote the album. In the same year Smith toured with and recorded several live performances with Japanese Breakfast, contributing synths and backing vocals.

Discography

• iglu songs (2008)
• Doubt EP (2010)
• I Am a Spiral (2010)
• Ixsixán (2010)
• Grain of Sand (2010)
• Two Mountains (2011 and reissued in 2015)
• Eskimeaux (2012)
• Arms Apart (2013)
• Walk Away From Me (2013)
• Ingluenza (2013)
• O.K. (2015)
• Year of the Rabbit EP (2016) ^[14]
• Beast on Beast (2018)
• GABBY SWORD (2023)

Current members

• Gabrielle Smith – guitar, vocals
• Oliver Kalb – keys
• Ian Cory – drums
• Jack Greenleaf – bass ^[2]

Past members

• Felix Walworth

References