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- Summary: A former member of Billy Childish's band Thee Headcoatees, Holly Golightly has gained a wider following in recent months due to her guest appearance on The White Stripes' 'Elephant.' New devotees will have a lot to discover: this is her ninth solo album since 1995.
- Record Label: Damaged Goods
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 11 out of 11
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A sexy record, of a kind that no one else seems to be making anymore.
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It has an appealing gentle earnestness that most pop music lost somewhere in the past few decades.
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Entertainment WeeklyA set of appealing folk-rock ditties shot through with girl-group sweetness and a soupcon of punky attitude. [1 Aug 2003, p.79]
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MagnetGolightly brings out rock'n'roll's original transgressive spirit. [#60, p.98]
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Q MagazineSound[s] authentically retro without ever veering into Lenny Kravitz territory. [Sep 2003, p.101]
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MojoHer sultry rasp--think Nancy Sinatra meets Bettye Lavette--delivers disquieting, brooding self-penned originals over warped, folk-tinged, electric blues. [Sep 2003, p.110]
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Her torchy virtuosity on her medium-small vocal instrument, applied to country-bluesy-Stonesy ballads and driving midtempo rave-ups, transforms what could have been a dull exercise in rote revivalism into sweet soul music.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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ChristopherPJul 11, 2005
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markfJun 24, 2004
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