Sometimes pain brings out the best in people. Such is the case with “Coffee & Honey” from Athens, Georgia newcomer Ruby Kendrick aka Ruby the Rabbitfoot. Worn down by the strain of producing a new full-length record, juggling two jobs, and dealing with a significant other living across the Atlantic, the young songwriter sought therapy in the way of home recording. Though Ruby is known around town for quick witted folk songs, this jaw-dropping cut finds her exploring overgrown R&B similar to that of onetime Athenian Phosphorescent’s “become a member or log in.
