Diane Izzo's latest album, Age of Honey is a must have to round out your 2009 summer playlist. Sensual, raw, languid and evocative- this collection of songs drawls and undulates with warm imagery and relaxed soul. Recorded over a year in Chicago, Izzo's homebase of many years before her eventual move to the northern mountains of New Mexico, Age of Honey takes inspiration from the natural world, voicing the solace and escape she finds therein.

Recorded and co-produced with multi-instrumentalist Jim Becker, the record also received contributions from Eric Johnson, singer songwriter of the Fruitbats as well as various members of Califone, Chicago's native collective. Her 1999 debut album One, produced by Brad Wood, known for his earlier work with Liz Phair and Smashing Pumpkins, swiftly reached critical acclaim. Age of Honey takes Izzo's exceptional songwriting and unforgettable voice to the next level. While, she is often compared with Patti Smith and P.J. Harvey, her dreamy and introspective lyrics harkening to the likes of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen; I have to put her in a class all her own. Her sound is distinctly unique, dusky, intelligent, and her songwriting is pure Robert Frost cum Frederico Garcia Lorca poetry.

Whether you are a city dweller who like, Diane Izzo, find yourself reaching out to the simplicity and the beauty of nature for comfort or you are already in the midst of the countryside, you are sure to enjoy Age of Honey as she rolls along her accoustic tracks that lead you to a safe place, a place where everyone wants to be.

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