Melody Caudill’s songwriting hits my spot that’s so sweet that it might as well be sugar cane itself. Caudill is the main creative force behind Career Woman, an act that started a really just her before eventually being filled out to a four-piece band. Still, there’s no denying the individuality and dominance of her voice in the group’s material, epitomized by the new single “Piano Song.”

Still a university student, Caudill writes astutely about the happy, melancholy haze of teetering on the edge of adulthood: “I am standing on tippy toes/ I am singing songs in public/ I love everyone i know/ But if you ask me if I’m ready/ I’d say I don’t know.” This open pondering is set against a chiming, pristine indie rock tune that flows from an lilting guitar riff that sounds like a tangier version of the La’s. It reminds me of Jen Trynin, Rilo Kiley, boygenius, and just about every piquant, precise performer who won my heart with their wry honesty and straightforward tunefulness over the years. I can’t get enough of music like this.

Lighthouse, the debut full-length from Career Woman, is scheduled for release in June, the same week that graduates from college.