Holly Golightly – Fool Fool Fool
Turning 40 this year came with a truly unexpected and most welcome birthday present, as one of my favorite artists, Holly Golightly, released her new album on my birthday. While she’s kept herself busy with her work with Lawyer Dave in Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, Slowtown Now, marks the first record released under her own name in over 10 years. I’ve been a fan of Miss Golightly almost from the start, discovering her first as a member of the Thee Headcoatees and then as a solo artist with her very distinctive and cool phrasing (is it possible to have a “British drawl”?) that mixes perfectly with the early Rock, R & B, Blues, Garage and Girl group sounds backing her. After listening to her for almost 20 years, I’m incredibly struck by the consistency of quality in her music. Perhaps I’m too big a fan to be really objective, but I don’t feel like there’s been a single bad Holly Golightly record. Every single one has something to treasure, and even though as a solo artist she’s basically had the same sound for 20 years (though her work with the Brokeoffs does have a more stripped down and country feel to it), I’ve never felt like she was spinning her wheels stuck in a rut. Slowtown Now moves and grooves along with a mostly mid-tempo swagger, as Golightly tells her tales of heartbreak, revenge and disdain for the lovelorn, all of which come together on the track I’m featuring here, “Fool Fool Fool.” Without a doubt, this will be one of my favorite records of the year, there’s just no way I can resist Holly Golightly’s sweet and sour siren’s song.