[Fans of Stars, Broken Social Scene, and Cat Power take note.]

Amy Millan is not the first Broken Social Scene lady to put out a solo album. But while Leslie Feist's album is the perfect background for drinking martinis on velvet sofas, Millan takes her cues from whiskey-soaked, shit-kicking bluegrass. Yet, as excited as BSS and Stars fans may be to get their hands on Honey From the Tombs, the album is sadly not as awesome as hoped for—but not a throwaway, either. If Stars' 2005 album Set Yourself on Fire captures dialogue of a breakup, then Amy Millan's solo debut is the girl's lamentation. Millan includes a couple of great rock-infused pop tracks like "Skinny Boy," "Wayward and Parliament," and "All the Miles," all of which could easily appear on a Stars EP. But on "Hardhearted (Ode to Thoreau)" and "Pour Me Up Another," Millan sounds so much like Cat Power that you might forget whose new album you've put on—until you focus on the lyrics. Unlike Chan Marshall, Millan reflects without angst. But despite the bluegrass vibe and the potential for accusations of vocal mimicry, Tombs shouldn't be written off as another instance of "indie rock girl gone Emmylou Harris." It's just disappointing.