blue smiley return DL Card “The songs that naturally come

“The songs that naturally come to me are upbeat and make you wanna dance or at least bop your head—they’re all very colorful

(What Could Be) On the making of Is It the Kiss

Lead track 1982 is a love/tribute song to all the machines that didn't get the girl in movies like Short Circuit and Electric Dreams

“Last year I had a chance to revisit these songs and I realized they had something my records didn’t have

blue smiley return DL Card “The songs that naturally comeIn 2013, Blue Smiley officially formed in Brian Nowell and John Slavins rodent infested North Philadelphia apartment. With Nowell primarily composing from the hammock he used as a bed, Blue Smiley created three short recordings within a year, featuring drummers Gracie Clements, Tim McMonigle, and Joe Veltri. Matt McGraw, drummer and childhood friend of Slavins, later joined the group to galvanize a sound that helped define Philadelphia indie rock of