Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures , possess a vibe and sound that is simply other worldly. Their latest single, “Hollow Choir “ is both fresh and vintage all at once . You can listen to “Hollow Choir “ , on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here .

Right from the opening chord, “Hollow Choir” , from Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures , hits you with a deep spiritual profoundness that eagerly reminds us why we love music in the first place.

“Hollow Choir,” which, makes it way into the universe , today (Friday, January 23) , is a sterling new psychedelic folk-rock composition that continues to position, Boston psychedelic folk-rock band, Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures as a band that powers through on their own terms. 

“This song sums up the feelings I have had towards my music career for the last few years,” Smith reveals. “I am always being told what I should do or what I should write. The voices have turned into an empty choir for me, or a ‘Hollow Choir’, if you will. The most important thing I have discovered is that I have to be me.” 

With Smith penning the music and lyrics, “Hollow Choir” was mixed and mastered at Berlin Audio Productions in Massachusetts, with engineering and mixing by Erik von Geldern, Don Schweihofer, and Todd Harris. Smith performs lead vocal and rhythm guitar on the track, rounded out in the Cosmic Vultures by Michael Strakus on lead and rhythm guitar (offering another decisive and hypnotic guitar solo in the process); Jonathan Chesbro on rhythm guitar (as well as software production and pre-planning); Justin Lopes on Rhodes electric piano; von Geldern on bass and organ; and Schweihofer on drums.

Good music always finds a way out into the universe and this is definitely the case with “Hollow Choir “ from Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures.