Cece Coakley has a gift for putting the messiest emotions of young adulthood into words through honest, vulnerable songwriting that makes listeners feel immediately understood. On her latest EP, Pleasant Attack, Coakley’s emotional candor takes shape in her laid-back vocal delivery and lyrics about letting go, love and tentative hope. Her Southern upbringing comes through in the country influences woven subtly into her contemporary indie sound.

Watch Cece Coakley perform “Pleasant Attack,” “Future Tense” and “865” live at WNXP’s Sonic Cathedral.