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Katie Herzig: A Farewell To Past Love

Apple Tree marks the culmination of Katie Herzig's grassroots success and critical acclaim: Her third album is a collection of heartfelt, beautifully executed songs that put her writing and considerable vocal talent in the spotlight. Singing in a sweet whisper, Herzig offers a farewell to past love in "Wish You Well."

Herzig captures the way loss leaves behind the sensation of grasping at a vague afterimage, like getting disoriented by the shadows after a bright camera flash. Breathlessly, she sings, "I want to smell your scent / Breathe the air I did before you left." A quirky, tinkly melody marches to the beat of a toy drum, as Herzig tries to summon the drive to move on. Even amid heartache, though, she finds a bittersweet bright side: "I'll find my way / 'Cause you showed me how."

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Claire Blaustein
Claire Blaustein is a freelance writer and music critic who writes for a variety of publications, including The Washington Post, Exclaim! Magazine and La Scena Musicale. She came to NPR as a Performance Today intern in 2005, and has thus far refused to leave. When not doing any of the above, she writes in her blog, I Dig Music..., and pouts until someone gives her a new CD to play with.