Humberstone, 20, will release her debut EP, also called “Falling Asleep at the Wheel,” on Friday — it’s an absorbing affair. Her lovely voice is fluttery and precise, and also oozy, hanging over her songs like low, enveloping fog. And while she sings with pop-soul swing, her music, full of haunted piano and parched indie rock guitar, has gravity and stickiness. What unites Humberstone’s songs, though, is a heavy emotional ballast, making for an almost physical warmth. On “Livewire,” about how nothing gold can stay, Humberstone sings with an almost hymnal reverence: “Maybe we took things just one little step too far/Coming home late and waking your neighbors/At least there’ll be no more destruction now we’re apart.”

Source: New York Times August 10, 2020 18:11 UTC