Willow Avalon‘s voice is not unlike a lark. She sculpts her images with a raspy smoothness that torments the senses. Add the one and only Jason Isbell into the mix, and you have a recipe for one of the year’s best collaborations. With “Cardinal Sin,” Avalon confesses that she’s fallen in love “with him while I was sworn to be yours.” Strings cry behind her, with Isbell’s voice feeling haunted and world-weary. Sometimes, the heart wants what the heart wants, and all we can do is accept that.
“Cardinal Sin” samples Avalon’s forthcoming album, Pink Pocket Pistol, out everywhere 6/26.
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