The Long Night is Michael Bradford's musical exploration of all things nocturnal. Harkening back to his Detroit upbringing, and a mother who always said 'nothing good ever happens after midnight,' Michael has created a series of songs that deal with various subjects, from being lost to one's self ('The Real California'), to the grim facing of mortality ('Everybody Does It'), to the idea that our angels are at work in our lives, but choose to remain unseen ('It's Happening'). The album closes with the line 'Got To Hold On, It's Darkest Till The Dawn'. In this line, Michael reveals his own philosophy about The Long Night of our souls.