Smokey Brights - Ocean Shores
In Our Headphones
KEXP
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2022
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Smokey Brights - “Ocean Shores,” a 2022 single on Freakout.
Husband-and-wife duo and KEXP regulars, Smokey Brights, have been steadily churning out singles since their third record, 2020’s I Love You But Damn. Released in the midst of the pandemic, the album was a bright spot amidst the bleakness of the world in which it was birthed and a sign of perseverance.
Their latest single continues the Seattle band’s streak of sunshiney optimism. Named after the sleepy seaside Washington town, “Ocean Shores” sparkles with glimmering synths and kicks off with chorus of bellowing cries before mellowing out to focus on Kim West’s saccharine vocals that recount a story of spending time in the idyllic town while in the midst of battling depression and the mental gymnastics that take place when trying to get out of your head to appreciate beauty.
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| 0:00.0 | We're gonna explore you somewhere like this. |
| 0:30.0 | I was wearing my coat when I forgot my name. |
| 0:37.0 | Tilt the rock on the beach, just me and the ghost. |
| 0:45.0 | Tilt the rock on the beach, just me and the ghost. |
| 0:52.0 | Filled my socks with mud, digging for gold. |
| 0:59.0 | And now my fingers don't even fall. |
| 1:04.0 | Tilt the rock on the beach, just me and the ghost. |
| 1:11.0 | Tilt the rock on the beach, just me and the ghost. |
| 1:19.0 | Tilt the rock on the beach... |
| 1:26.0 | He didn't home the porch. |
| 1:29.0 | The neighbor shot his door... |
| 1:31.0 | Guess he's never seen a tortured artist before. |
| 1:41.0 | Plus, you turn pink and then have to flow the breeze |
| 1:49.0 | Funny what you want and so's just every year |
| 1:56.0 | And I'm not moving, I'm leaving behind |
| 2:00.0 | That's the last time I was ringing too long |
| 2:04.0 | You're the last saying bye |
| 2:09.0 | I'm not moving, I'm not moving |
| 2:14.0 | I'm not these sounds, I'm not this sad |
| 2:21.0 | I'm not ready to give up |
| 2:25.0 | I'm just ready for bed |
| 2:32.0 | And I'm not moving, I'm leaving behind |
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