Amanda Anne Platt And The Honeycutters

CRITIC'S PICK: Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters, Eddie’s Attic —Touring behind the brand new The Ones That Stay album (released today!), North Carolina singer/songwriter Platt sings with honesty and passion about love and its various angles. Her sharp backing quartet provides the indie country groove that delivers the breeze for Platt’s sweet and, well, honeyed, singing to ride on, something they have been doing for nearly twenty years. Her bio emphasizes Platt’s “emphatic and charming wit,” which captures the lyrical depth and musical craft driving these lovely, enticing songs. She seems just a hit away from graduating to the next level of popularity where she belongs. — Hal Horowitz