“The sound is straight out of an early 90's mixtape to be treasured and held to your heart.”
Smoking In Bed has released their debut single titled “Words for a Friend.” This song includes everything we love in a song—guitar solos, gang vocals, catchy melodies, and a poppy yet grungy sound tied together with a great performance. The sound is straight out of an early 90's mixtape, to be treasured and held close to your heart.
The layering of the instruments in the mix is extremely well done—everything is in its own place, and nothing is overpowering. The drums and bass drive the song, while the lead guitar follows the vocal melody, adding some really nice dynamics to the choruses and verses. This is one of my favorite choruses I’ve heard in a long time, and the melody was stuck in our heads from the first time we heard the song.
We discovered and fell in love with this band the first time we saw them playing at the Dakota Tavern in Toronto. A mix of SoCal 90's pop rock is something we missed and needed in our lives, enough that we booked them for our last show. Since then, we’ve been fans of this song, eagerly awaiting its release. We were very excited to see it become the debut single of Smoking In Bed.
We most recently saw them play at NXNE at Bovine Sex Club, and they absolutely blew us away. Make sure you catch them performing; this song is incredible to hear in a live setting. Their next show is at the Rivoli.
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