LZ gives softness with "Oh Boy Baby"

The playful and intimate meditative moment on "Oh Boy Baby," though, gives LZ the song they deserve. All the components of a great single are present at a surface level: the earwormish hooks, the glossy production, and a delivery that drips with confidence and charisma. But beneath the beat is something additional: a dialogue. If LZ is praying for change and rooted in peace and friendship, this song is part manifesto, part advertisement.

"Oh Boy Baby" loiters, lingering long over its words, the way you might do with a chalice of wine, or the flicker of a candle. The tone is sensual but heady, blooming with images of rose petals, dull scents, the kind of quiet that allows you to ask yourself, "When was I most vulnerable? Was I comfortable there?" LZ tempers that intimate vibe with lighthearted energy, and the end product is something you'll nod along to, but also get drawn into even further.

"Oh Boy Baby" has a songwriter's touch of a song about connecting with people. It doesn't just want to be listened to, but to be felt, the way late-night conversations can linger well past midnight and make you breathless, or how city streets can feel deceptively quiet, holding secrets within. It's music that shimmers with a touch of seduction yet can't be held to account for the tedious realities of feelings with consensual recourse.

The way LZ's voice comes in, bright and clear, should be a reminder that this is a band that knows what it's doing, that can play with the dynamism and dimension of confidence, that can leave enough room within the song for someone hearing it to find themselves. A label can choose to or not, but "Oh Boy Baby" already shows that LZ has full hands, being able to create something that sticks well beyond one play.

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