![]() ![]() “Hush Baby Waltz” is an entity all its own (and honestly cuts deeper than any other acoustic song released in the last five years has), and it sits well between the black and white of “Be Here Now” and the unexpected exoticism of “Sea Change.” The meaty part of Local Honey plays out so sweetly that it’s hard to believe that we’re listening to as many tracks as we are, and I found that repeat listens are almost required to fully appreciate the gravity of this album’s nerve center. The somber hindsight invoked by “Pirouette” doesn’t take anything away from the elation of “Good Bones” or its muted partner “Be Here Now,” but actually makes the flow of all three a little easier to digest in a single sitting. The hot single rocks us back and forth like a tried and true lullaby before making way for the blues-clad stomp of “Peace Sweet Peace.” Just in this first trio of songs we can tell that Zotz has got more electrifying energy flowing through her body than a power plant, but around the time “Pirouette” wanders into focus we start to realize that we aren’t listening to a common pop album by any stretch of the imagination. ![]() Dispatched at the pace of beating heart but with a sensitive, loving melody to cushion its delivery, “Stability” welcomes us into Zotz’ world to stay and primes us to receive the passion of “Big Hope” faultlessly. The chime of Abby Zotz’ acoustic guitar guides us into the temperateness of “Stability,” the opening track of her new album Local Honey, like a cool breeze blowing through tall grass on a hot summer’s day. ![]()
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