Smooth Like Honey

Amanda Anne Platt, songstress and bandleader for the Honeycutters, has a voice like a honey-coated hammer. That voice makes itself at home in songs of country heartache, crooked-winged angels, and melancholy lovers, achieving that finite balance between softening the blow and sharpening the blade. 

Platt steps into the forefront with the newest incarnation of her Asheville-based band, showcasing not just her formidable songwriting strength but taking on the roles of producer and bandleader for Me Oh My. “Before, I was always focused on the band being a duo, which was a great artistic collaboration,” says Platt, referring to her earlier work with singer and guitarist Pete James, who left the Honeycutters in 2013. “[Fronting the band] was scary at first, but a really good growing experience.”

Released this past spring, the album’s 14 tracks chronicle a modern-day woman battling age-old demons, walking as gracefully as she knows how to through her own darkness. The record willfully balances this darkness with the light that’s on the other side. honeycutters.com.