Phoebe Bridgers - Smoke Signals (Live on KEXP)

Host: Hans
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Audio Mixer: Andy D. Park
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Scott Holpainen

[taylorguitar]

She deserves so much more attention. I love patient and honest songwriting.

[thegalaxyturtle]

The note of that last “wall” spills out like smoke. Gorgeous.

[alirezaakbari]

This live version is even deeper, darker, and more melancholy. But it's the opposite of being depressive. It's really strange. It pushes me to an unknown space, where I am alone and scared to death about what is going to happen next, remembering every difficulty I have had to bear up to this point, but I look forward to experience it, no matter what are the circumstances, because I buried a hatchet it's comping up lavender, the future is unwritten the past is a corridor, I'm at the exit looking back through the hall, my past life is anonymous and I am a concrete wall.

[bethanygilchrist]

I remember finding her music while I was at university and listening on repeat on the long drive. I was very sick with an eating disorder at the time and thinking I’ll never find love. Being so sick and sad, ready to give up. 5 years later, I am happy healthy with my boyfriend it’s wild how you finally get those real smoke signals.

[norabui]

This song helps a lot when I feel deeply depressed. It’s so soft, dreamlike, and almost otherworldly. Makes me feel like I’m floating away to a place where I used to belong & there’s so much comfort in that.

[copper]

This performance is absolute gold. Phoebe's drunk melodies lull you into a nostalgic trance while her chord changes and articulation caress the back of your neck like the cold fingers of a loved one reaching out from the realm of the dead. Then the band comes in to support THAT, with a perfectly arranged backdrop and you cant help but fucking listen.

[tylerkunz]

I had depression when I first heard the song, when I hear it again it makes me go back to that time and reflect.
I'm better:)

[bobmcg]

Few songs move your life, this is one.

[rowmk]

I consider this the definitive live version of this song. Such a good performance and recording.

[angelica]

Holy shit the “wall” part literally took out my soul

[ananj]

man I can never get enough of her voice
there are no words in the English language I could scream to express how much I love phoebe

[CrawlunderaRock]

Just close your eyes, listen to this song on repeat on your headphones…you will thank me 😏🥂

[brennoarthur]

Honestly, I'm falling in love to Phoebe. The lyrics and the songs, melodies and her voice is so...familiar and make me calm down. Her voice silence the voices in my head, it's crazy but good and warmy... 💛

[moongpapa]

I think this song is the best of all her music. I hope this song will get to more people.

[monascott]

This rhythm section is phenomenal. They are as crucial as Phoebe in all of this. This is aallll so good. Sparse on the sad songs and then killed it on upbeat on Motion Sickness.

[benmiralia]

Lemmy, Bowie, and the Smiths? I love this woman!

[rorybell]

I have no idea who disliked this. Phenomenal song by an excellent songwriter full of promise. Her debut lp is one of the best lps of the last few years, can't wait to see what she does next

[titep]

I realise I’m about 3 years late to the party, but what a beautiful song and performance.

[missameric_ana]

this is easily her best song and ironically the one that took me the most time to get into 😮‍💨

[sophside]

The baritone guitar is absolutely magic