Emily Haines releases her album Knives Don’t Have Your Back today, and I am seriously wondering if there is anything this woman touches that doesn’t turn to gold? I dig Metric, Broken Social Scene is at its best when she’s on the bill, and now she goes and releases and absolutely gorgeous album that makes me wish I had one more vacation day to use just to spend alone at my apartment with this album (and maybe some take-out Chinese).

Piano-heavy tunes provide a perfect backdrop for lyrics that cautiously brush across the listeners ears; this album was made for rainy days. Make no mistake going in, this is a solo debut. Gone are what you’ve come to expect from her work with Metric and BSS, instead the void is filled with an all new side of Emily, one that will easily win you over and pull at your heartstrings. I can’t recommend this album enough check out the MP3 and Video below for the first single, “Doctor Blind.”

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton – Doctor Blind [mp3]
YouTube video for Doctor Blind