“Honey” Review
Samia’s sophomore album paints a beautiful picture within each song
By Carter Starkey
As a fan of Samia’s first album, “The Baby,” and the rest of her work, I was nothing short of ecstatic to hear that we’d be gifted another album from the New York-bred, Nashville-based singer-songwriter. Her sophomore album, “Honey,” was released at the end of last month.
The project paints a beautiful picture within each song. Samia’s lyrics leave me in a constant state of emotional panic. Will I ever write a sentence that can compare to one of Samia’s songs? Will I ever recover from hearing “Breathing Song” or “Kill Her Freak Out” for the first time? Her words are enchanting with imagery that is second to none in the industry today.
Much like the rest of her discography, this album can be split into distinct groups: songs to cry to, bops, and bops to cry to. Songs like “Mad At Me” and “Honey” populate the first group, and the aforementioned “Breathing Song” is definitely one to cry to. “Kill Her Freak Out” and “Pink Balloon” fall somewhere perfectly in between.