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Rhonette Smith May Be ‘Bent’ But Not Broken

Last year, Sayreville singer-songwriter Rhonette Smith released her first single since 2020. “Exhale” was in honor of World Mental Health Day. (See our 10/10/24 news item). On her new single, “Bent,” which The Jersey Sound is proud to present as a World Premiere here now, she bites your head off.

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Rhonette Smith Releases “Exhale” for World Mental Health Day

Sayreville songstress Rhonette Smith is releasing her first single in five years today—“Exhale”—in honor of World Mental Health Day. The pop-rock tune was recorded with producer Stephen Keller at The Burn Room in Oak Ridge. Smith tells The Jersey Sound that “it explores the physical sensations that come when experiencing anxiety and then relief.”

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