Empty Me Out - Liz Vice
from the album There's A Light (2014) Empty Me Out is a record that I really dig. It represents one of those magical occasions where musicians, engineers, and producers come together to execute their craft with a delicate precision and reverence to the song. Examples of this achievement are all too infrequent. Carole King's Tapestry is an excellent example. This result is all the more improbable when you consider that There's A Light is a debut album in the unheralded sub genre of Neo-Gospel. Here Liz Vice creates a masterpiece that captures the essence of great 1970's analog R&B and Soul vibes and mixes them with a light Gospel theme. I have long held that the two essential elements of a great song are the songwriting and vocal performance. This song delivers on both. Liz Vice sings with a subtle confidence and integrity that I find mesmerizing. The harmonies are also perfect, as is the musicianship. The tone of the keyboards, the drumming, the su