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Smokey Brights - "Long Goodbye" from the 2023 album Levitator from Nine Mile.

For over a decade, Seattle natives Smokey Brights have been building a loyal fanbase with their high-energy shows and emotionally resonant music. In early June, the quartet, led by husband-and-wife duo Kim West and Ryan Devlin, unveiled their fourth full-length Levitation. The record is touted as, \\u201cA motivational mix-tape for our collective crisis of confidence,\\u201d and a \\u201cmusical, magical incantation cast to lift off and dance with the cosmos, to dig deep where the diamonds shine, to laugh away our self-pity.\\u201d

Our Song of the Day is the early single \\u201cLong Goodbye\\u201d which features a rambling guitar line and belted harmonies, as West and Devlin examine the complex feelings left in the aftermath of a decayed relationship. The band describes the song like this:

\\u201cLong Goodbye reflects on how some relationships only find their meaning in how they end. At the conclusion of an ill fated romance, a tumultuous friendship, or even a bad job, there\\u2019s a moment you realize that all that pain, all that uncertainty you felt surrounding the other person was a long goodbye.\\u201d

Catch Smokey Brights at the Crocodile opening for Neal Francis on Saturday, July 8th, watch their KEXP in-studio session from 2018, and read the full post at KEXP.org.

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