Okay: "Goal"

The Bay Bridged, those energetic supporters of the Bay Area music scene, have culled together the second compilation in their Bay Bridged Presents series. This time around they’re showcasing exclusive songs from five local artists including Birds and Batteries, Okay, Rogue Wave, Emily Jane White, and Two Sheds. The album will be available on beautiful 10” vinyl.

In honor of this new record we are streaming Okay’s contribution, “Goal,” a sprawling (almost seven minutes), vulnerable, and lovely folk song. The acoustic strum is insistent throughout and frontman Marty Anderson’s creaky vocals wander nervously through a wash of soaring female harmonies. He sings, “You’ll always be lonely if you know how to be lonely,” but the song’s overall effect is positive, leaving us thinking of hope rather than despair.