Check out the official Music Video for ‘Last Kiss Goodbye’ by Haley Reinhart
With her beguiling vocals and powerful delivery, Haley Reinhart brings both raw passion and soulful sincerity to all her musical output. A 27-year-old singer/songwriter with timeless sensibilities, she began honing her formidable vocal chops by singing with her parentsβ band at age seven.
Reinhart has recently made her Concord Records debut on September 22, 2017 with Whatβs That Sound?, a classic rock album that blends rock & roll and pop with hints of jazz. Sound? is an ambitious and masterfully realized album combining original tracks with covers of iconic songs from the late 1960s. Reinhart wrapped up her first solo headlining international tour, visiting seven countries across Europe. Having completed her second solo headlining tour of the U.S. in November β December 2017, she is currently writing her 4th album.
βLast Kiss Goodbyeβ, her new single, is her own composition: a delightful, feather-light confection of jazz, bossa nova, and romantic American pop. Sound? is the work of an artist who has, at a still-young age, figured out exactly where she wants to go and just how to realize her vision β and βLast Kiss Goodbyeβ carries that confidence forward. Reinhart says, βI wrote & recorded βLast Kiss Goodbyeβ sitting cross-legged on my living room floor, channeling the very essence of a timeless love. βI shot the video in Venice, CA at the canals as well as the beach. I adore these places as they truly radiate romance. I want you to get butterflies & feel as though you are watching an old film noir! This tune spilled out of me like a fine wineβ¦ And so, I hope it takes you wherever it is you wish to go!β
Reinhartβs ease with jazz β its whole history β has reinforced her singularity among modern pop singers. Her version of βCreepβ, cut with Scott Bradleeβs erudite Postmodern Jukebox project, recast the Radiohead rocker as a smoky speakeasy ballad and stayed on the Billboard jazz chart for 58 straight weeks. Donβt bet against a similar outcome for βLast Kiss Goodbyeβ, which demonstrates the same familiarity with bossa nova and Brazilian jazz as the βCreepβ cover did with torch songs and show tunes.
In the gauzy, pretty, beachside clip for βGoodbyeβ, Reinhart presents herself as a classic American beauty β the sort of screen presence designed to summon daydreams. She may have learned to approach the camera like that on Idol. More likely, she acquired the skill just as she did all of her others β through practice, diligence, enthusiasm, and close observation of beloved musical traditions.
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