Music

With a fresh voice and a sticky-sweet serenade to years past, Caroline Lazar sketches a wistful and lonely sound on the back of an acoustic guitar and shuffled snare drum.

Its a deep kick drum married to a jazz-flavored bass line with strings over the top and some understated harmonies.

The sweet notes of the chorus and the supple presence of the lead vocal add a fey gravitas and a wistful romance to the narrative of separation.

The Dollar Bill Murrays reference the dance-rock of Franz Ferdinand while they also build a deliciously syncopated and choppy chorus that seems to fall onto the dance floor like a drunk schoolboy.

With the new single Italy, Of The Valley uses simple folk elements like acoustic guitar and harmonium, along with some orchestral instrumentation, to paint a thick coat of melancholy on the canvas of yesterday.

Part of the beauty of this is the large metaphor of being lost at sea, and that mindset of thirst and hallucination.

Its a dreamy electronic vibe with a sultry lead vocal delivery, orchestral hits, and a dance-club beat.

This is folk-flavored Americana, fraught with fiddle, banjo, and a sexy duet.