The breakthrough single from Bay Ledges, “Safe” came to life in a moment of major creative upheaval. After spending a few years in New York City, musician Zach Hurd took off for L.A., got a job at a restaurant in Venice, and put his music career on the backburner. While crashing at his sister Georgia’s place, he soon began writing and recording on his own as a way to reconnect with the joy he’d found in making music as a kid.

Sunny yet soulful, warmly textured and sweetly melodic, “Safe” was sparked by the newfound sense of possibility that Hurd discovered in moving to L.A. With its heart-on-sleeve sensibility, “Safe” reveals the delicate contrast at the heart of Bay Ledges, embodying both a carefree spirit and powerful depth. The project also marks Hurd’s first official collaboration with Georgia, who lends her sweetly enchanting vocals and builds up the breezy energy of each Bay Ledges song – borrowing the their name from a plot of land their grandparents owned in the Maine woods.

At the end of 2016, thanks to the urging of his sisters and friends, Hurd released “Safe” online but made no effort to promote it. Within weeks, the track landed on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist, then shot up the Global Viral chart. With “Safe” drawing attention from a host of record labels, Hurd soon signed with S-Curve Records and has been preparing for the release of Bay Ledges’ debut EP.