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We're pretty huge fans of David Wax Museum here at If It's Too Loud..., so we're obviously going to be excited that Suz Slezak has a new solo song out. "Take Me" is a gorgeous piano ballad with Slezak displaying more emotion than she ever has before. The song is about the birth of her first child and all of the emotions that involves. It really runs the gamut of every possible emotion, typically within the same line. It's such a beautiful and unique song that I hesitate to truly call it a piano ballad. You all have something very specific in mind when you hear the phrase "piano ballad," and I assure you "Take Me" sounds nothing like that. On a Facebook post, Suz Slezak talks about her new single: "I wrote 'Take Me' as an attempt to accept the circumstances surrounding the birth of my first child. Amongst my fellow moms-to-be, expectations around giving birth loom large, especially the pressure to have a 'natural' birth....

Photo by Tristan Williams You definitely know Suz Slezak from her fifteen years as a member of David Wax Museum, but she's starting to step on on her own with her debut solo single (Not counting her 2015 album of lullabies, Watching the Nighttime Come )! "Beautiful Mess" presents a lot for David Wax Museum fans to love without sounding anything like her other musical project. It's much more pop than we're used to, and more singer/songwriter than traditional folk. That's not to say "Beautiful Mess" is a pop song. There is far too much rock guitar in her along with some indie rock distortion to be a pop song. This is a great showcase for Slezak's songwriting abilities along with a way for her to experiment in other directions than she normally can within David Wax Museum. You can listen to "Beautiful Mess" below. Our Wings May Be Featherless due out March 4 on Nine Mile Records, and can be pre-ordered here . For more on Suz Slezak, check ...