“Fronted by husband and wife duo Ryan Devlin and Kim West, Smokey Brights is one of the most exciting rock groups in the Emerald City. One part Fleetwood Mac (without the turmoil) and one part something all their own, the group recently released their new EP, Broken Too, which you can check out here. Their songs are thoughtful, expertly crafted, and touch your heart in the way only a best friend can.”

AMERICAN SONGWRITER

“One of these indie gems we wish we’d stumbled upon more often...insane charm.”

ROLLING STONE FRANCE

“There’s something truly American about Smokey Brights. That motor-revving, wistful quality, part-courage, part-feelings dripping down off torn shirtsleeves. With the band’s latest release on Freakout Records, Smokey Brights offers a restrained-yet-yearning single. It’s a slow burn, a marathon drive across the country. A journey during which you’ll lose your last photo album but somehow make enough memories to fill two more.”

AMERICAN SONGWRITER

“This is a band that is more than just a simple concert review. They are worthy of their story and what lies ahead being known. That story that is represented in their songs and stage presence. It is a band I intend to follow and anxiously await their upcoming album. Judging from the crowd’s response, I am not alone in this assessment.”

ZENRUPTION

"SMOKEY BRIGHTS ARE THE BEST BAND IN SEATTLE RIGHT NOW."

Steven Graham, 107.7 The End

"A modern bit of AM radio gold." 

Impose Magazine

"There has never been a shortage of rock and roll bands, but it's safe to say there is a shortage of bands taking a fresh approach to the genre at this point in time. Seattle’s Smokey Brights, on the other hand, are doing exactly that." 

Glide Magazine

"Smokey Brights is a sumptuous four-piece plays rock in its truest, most classic form. Don’t mistake that as synonymous with middle-of-the-road rock, however, because Smokey Brights is anything but. Equal parts crunchy and polished, classic and psychedelic, Smokey Brights’ brand of rock is one that many likely thought was extinct, especially in Seattle."

Culture Magazine

"In the current rock world only a few number of bands have the unconventional art of doing something different and fresh, that pushes the listener to the limit and create that strange and rare feeling of having something really genuine and raw. Seattle’s Smokey Brights, on the other hand, are one of ."

Music & Riots Magazine

"Smokey Brights music is off the charts something else. It’s jagged, upbeat rock and sexy, sad seventies that will turn, without warning, into a skittering, psychedelic, crushing crescendo climax. And that’s just scraping the surface. There are so many disparate levels of awesome happening within this band that if you listen, and then listen again, you just might begin to understand exactly what Smokey Brights are telling you."

Sean De Tore, My Northwest

"Smokey Brights isn't interested in sounding slick or pretending to be perfect. Their sound is a warm combination of charmingly lo-fi and charmingly retro; they're willing to go simple and DIY, crank up the psychedelics or maybe play with '60s spy-movie tones just for the fun of it. They're about finding ways to enjoy the ride and remembering we're all in it together." 

That Music Magazine

"Hailing from Seattle, Smokey Brights exist at the angle where pealing bells meet rock drawl. It's neither sentimental nor intellectual. It is, in short, sublime. More than once the voices of four out of the five members could be heard in harmony, eyes dreamy and chins tilted towards the heavens. Apart from the drummer, they were as like a choir or band comprising three frontmen, all exuding the same hue of spiritual rigor, at times willing out in body convulsions when tensions in the song were at a mount. This band, at least for the night, was convinced that rock n' roll might very well be that that saves us from the dark mouth of time."

Jordan Deveraux, SLUG Magazine

First Headlining European Tour, October-November, 2019

SXSW Official Showcasing Artist, 2019

Treefort Music Fest Official Showcasing Artist, 201

First Headlining UK Tour, October 2018

SXSW Official Showcasing Artist, 2018

Treefort Music Fest Official Showcasing Artist, 2018

"Come to Terms," Song of the Day Podcast, December 1, 2017

"Come to Terms," Music That Matters Podcast, Vol. 595

"Come to Terms," Best of 2017: Marco Collins' Favorite Northwest Tracks, Nada Mucho

Local Band of the Month, November 2017, 107.7 The End

"In Demand," Music That Matters Podcast, Vol. 529, KEXP

KEXP In-Studio Performance, October 18, 2016

Best of 2014: Marco Collins' Top 35 Albums, Number 4, Nada Mucho

"If I Can't Change Your Mind," Music That Matters Podcast, Vol. 435, KEXP

"If I Can't Change Your Mind," Song of The Day Podcast, Dec. 17, 2014, KEXP

"Catacomb," Music That Matters Podcast, Vol. 441, KEXP

"Catacomb," Top 10 Tracks 2014, Milo Miles, (NPR)

Taste For Blood, Top 15 Local Albums, Kevin Cole, KEXP

Local Band of the Month, April 2015, 107.7 The End

2015 Best New Music, City Arts Magazine, April 2015 Issue