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Genre: NZ Music, pop
Places I remember: JB Hi Fi
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Swan Dive
Gear costume: Neon Bright
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Swan Dive
Gear costume: Neon Bright
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6
Active compensatory factors: Usually one song stands out well above the others but my Fab/Gear Playlist additions were tough to decide. I might have gone for the (seemingly) bright and breezy opener Neon Bright, Desert Dove or Something Small - a beautifully understated song, or the title track (the single off the album). Swan Dive was ultimately my choice because it closes the album superbly and reminded me a little of Jenny Lewis.
Holly has a beautiful voice, the musical arrangements are sympathetic, and she writes from the heart. I put 'seemingly' in brackets above because most (all?) of the songs on this album appear bright and shiny, but sadness and death are often her subject matter.
While I didn't think I'll be charging out to buy a physical copy, JB Hi Fi recently had it on sale for $7.99 so that was an easy decision because her version of Americana, Kiwi style, is certainly very easy on the ear.
Active compensatory factors: Usually one song stands out well above the others but my Fab/Gear Playlist additions were tough to decide. I might have gone for the (seemingly) bright and breezy opener Neon Bright, Desert Dove or Something Small - a beautifully understated song, or the title track (the single off the album). Swan Dive was ultimately my choice because it closes the album superbly and reminded me a little of Jenny Lewis.
Holly has a beautiful voice, the musical arrangements are sympathetic, and she writes from the heart. I put 'seemingly' in brackets above because most (all?) of the songs on this album appear bright and shiny, but sadness and death are often her subject matter.
While I didn't think I'll be charging out to buy a physical copy, JB Hi Fi recently had it on sale for $7.99 so that was an easy decision because her version of Americana, Kiwi style, is certainly very easy on the ear.
Where do they all belong? A new Kiwi addition to the kollection.
