The guitar solo immediately following the second verse is worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize, and it carries this track from ordinary to a lauded artifact.Ģ9. It also just feels perfectly Dacus-like and serves as a reminder that she’s just as remarkable as the industry legends she’ll soon join. Though “VBS” is an all-too-relatable tale about the indelible experiences of a vacation bible school, it’s sonically bland, relying on the lyrics which, while intriguing, aren’t enough.ĭacus makes this Bruce Springsteen cover her own, as if she was born to play those energizing guitar chords and sing those anthemic lyrics. While the guitar is unflawed, the beat is consistent and a distraction to the otherwise sheer beauty of this track. There is something inexplicably nagging about the opening beat, which is riddled with a boosted bass-esque detail, and it continually lingers throughout the almost six-minute track. There’s something very fairytale-like about “Cartwheel,” almost like “Where am I, and why does it feel so magical?” Even so, while the delicate guitar strings whisk you away to a better world, the stream of consciousness lyrics will leave you dazed and confused. “Next of Kin” virtually stays on the same wavelength the whole time, not showcasing any variations in tone or building to anything besides the bridge, which concludes anticlimactically - yet even her worst moments sound as incredible as feeling comfortable enough to open up to a newfound friend.
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