Beautifully shot on the Seattle coast and directed by Kris Kristensen, the video for “Smoke and Sparks” premiered at PopMatters.

Of the “Smoke and Sparks” video Phillips offers, “This was a song I began writing while still in LA, at least in terms of the music and what would eventually become the title.  The words, smoke and sparks, suggested transcendence and possibly mortality. It was a lyric I would avoid for many months. Later that year, soon after my family and I arrived in Tennessee, my dad’s health began to spiral. At his side, I witnessed his acceptance and grace in the throes of cancer.  Back at my family home, I woke up one night and finished the song. My dad passed away the following morning. Often it seems like a song is trying to speak to me – well before there are any words. My job is to listen.”

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