# WILLIAM RYAN KEY Defies Expectations With Cinematic New Single “Brighton” - Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/william-ryan-key-defies-expectations-with-cinematic-new-single-brighton/ - Published: 2022-01-06T10:21:10-06:00 - Author: Eugene Tierney [[ ![](https://i0.wp.com/gallery.mailchimp.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/ca395f54- 7951-473b-8781-870d39c9e381.png?w=1290&ssl=1) **Releases Atmospheric New Single “BRIGHTON”** **From Upcoming EP **_**Everything Except Desire**_**Out February 11, 2022 _via _Equal VisionListen [here](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=81f95fb9ae&e=615f2b8493) **JANUARY 5, 2022  (Nashville, TN) —** “I think this song is a manifestation of my desire to set myself free from the constraints of what I’ve created in the past,” says **William Ryan Key** about his latest single, “**Brighton**” which is released today, **January 5, 2022**_via_** Equal Vision Records**. Taken from his third EP_** Everything Except Desire**_ (release date: **February 11, 2022**), the airy and textural track pushes Key a little further left from his past duties as Yellowcard vocalist and rhythm guitarist. “I wondered if it was too far removed from the music people expect to hear from me,” he expresses. “The more I pondered it, the more I realized that it might be, and that it was ok if it was.” William Ryan Key "Brighton" [⌊William Ryan Key "Brighton"⌉⌊William Ryan Key "Brighton"⌉ Watch this video on YouTube **William Ryan Key “Brighton”** Clocking in at a little more than six minutes (almost twice the standard length of the songs he wrote with Yellowcard), “Brighton” ebbs and flows into a pastoral soundscape of crashing synths and atmospheric percussion while his distinctive vocals carry the melody. “The baseline of this song bounced around in my head for days,” he adds. “The verses are rhythmic and complex while the chorus just soars. This one is for driving at night with nowhere specific to go.” “Brighton” follows the release of “**Face In A Frame**,” the first single from the upcoming EP, which **[idobi.com](http://idobi.com/)** called “an airy pop tune that is a far cry from what you’d hear from Yellowcard but the band’s strong suit was always Key’s vocals — it shows how strong they are when he branches out to songs like this.”  UK’s **Rock Sound** chimed that the track “softly shimmers with entrancing synths and beautifully considered vocals. It’s a gorgeous track that demonstrates just how different this release is going to be.” ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/f6171543- 1c8f-fcde-1fe9-fcc35f396c85.jpg?w=1290&ssl=1) **WILLIAM RYAN KEY** Credit: Acacia Evans Exploring different genres and instrumentals on _Everything Except Desire_, Key’s deep dive into the cinematic and conceptual music world offers a new palette for him to explore. It’s a deeply personal record (the EP tackles such heavy topics as his own mental health and expunging emotional toxicity), he explains, “I wanted to figure out _why _I let things happen to me. I allowed myself to be vulnerable for the wrong reasons, and I needed to understand that.” Conceived and produced by Key on a month-to-month basis through Patreon at the start of Summer 2020, he reached out to friends **Ryan Mendez**, **Erich Talaba, **and** Mike Kalajian **to help in the recording of the record. The result is an EP that isn’t as much an extension of his previous two critically-hailed EPs _Thirteen _and _Virtue_ as it is a progression forward. “I took a risk and created something completely unlike anything I’ve released in the past,” he beams. “This record felt like a big step for me both as a writer and a producer.” _**Everything Except Desire **_will be released on **February 11, 2022 **_via_** Equal Vision Records **and can be pre-ordered/pre-saved at [https://wrk.lnk.to/desire](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=c7fc300796&e=615f2b8493). **Brighton** Where you stay out on the channel seaWhitewash skies are gonna set you freeShadows blue above a black outlineTell some truth beyond the words you findDid you ever have a real reflection In the water underneath this bridgeUsed to think you had a fair complexion Couldn’t hurt too bigEverything is heaving up these lessonsI never learned beforeWhat a wonder when you find your next oneMaybe more is more  I don’t mindWe were almost thereThat first timeWhen you almost caredWeak withinI was calling homeTelling themYou are all I know Long lost days, a rainy winter goneI can’t say I’m ever right or wrongWho’s that there, another hidden faceI still care, why do I work this wayI will elevate the uninvited So that I can feel a goddamn thingTrouble is there is a broken personYou couldn’t fix in me So I never need to measure this upTo anyone I findWe were just another empty vesselIn the black of night I don’t mindWe were almost thereThat first timeWhen you almost caredWeak withinI was calling homeTelling themYou are all I know ![](https://i0.wp.com/mcusercontent.com/f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984/images/588de9b0- 2507-7f4d-2732-6c2ef52dd39c.png?w=1290&ssl=1) **_EVERYTHING EXCEPT DESIRE_** **Track Listing** 1. The Swim Back2. [Face in a Frame](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=9ffbd1d568&e=615f2b8493) 3. [Brighton](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=b71c8b2586&e=615f2b8493) 4. Heavens5. 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