The Singles Bar: Zak Smith – Some Rules You Just Have to Break

“I believe it’s too late to turn back now,” sings Zak Smith, with a strawberry rasp hanging in his throat. His new song “Some Rules You Just Have to Break” fuses the brightness of a church organ with the heaviness of secrets whispered behind closed doors and the weight of society’s taboos. Smith yearns for understanding and a place to rest, his voice cracking under the pressure. Even as the song fades out, there’s an overwhelming sense that the pain in the chest will remain.

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