Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton

What is Free to a Good Home?
www.emilyhaines.com
Previously withheld from Knives Don’t Have Your Back, the six tracks that make up What is Free to a Good Home? are too beautifully constructed to be debased as “leftovers.” Instead, consider the new solo EP by Metric frontwoman Emily Haines as going back for more. A collection best heard in a low-lit jazz club, Haines’ voice takes the smoky spotlight—delicate but frayed by conviction. Somber horns and light drums create a soulful backdrop throughout most of the album, as Haines poetically sings over an unembellished piano. If you give this album a shot and like what you hear, you’ll be stoked to know a new Metric album will be outup soon.