Amy Millan, she of the honeyed vocals for Stars one of my top three Canadian musical acts in the past year or so (the others being Broken Social Scene and Leslie Feist), released her first solo CD last year.

While Honey From the Tombs is a bit uneven – perhaps because the songs were written at different times in Millan’s past, and don’t work together as well as I’d like – one song in particular has stuck in my head, and it’s one that I kept waking up to last night.

Skinny Boy sounds like it belongs in Stars’ repertoire, and maybe that’s why it’s my favourite track from the disc. I love how Millan lulls us with that sweet voice, before springing a lyrical twist that throws the pop song on its ear. Clever writing, biting delivery.