Pulsing drum loops, soaring synthesizers, and fuzzy bass lines provide the foundation for Herzig’s latest effort, Walk Through Walls. It’s a complex and cathartic set that fully delivers on the promise made by her previous offerings and it begs the question, “Where do you go from here?”
Should Herzig and her band bring the show back through the Bay Area for a third leg, chances are she’ll play to an even larger audience, and one that will continue to welcome the ten songs from her last record with even more of an embrace.
This is her most consistent effort yet, and the process of building the songs up from programmed sounds reveals Herzig’s deft architectural hand, and the fact that she’s chosen bouncy, spirited and cathartic as her palette further bolsters the album. The next step will be learning how to incorporate lyrically the more intimate and raw moments of introspection, but this is an admirable first step in the right direction.
