Holly Brook
Holly is single-minded and steadfast when it comes to her music. And nowhere does that drive come through more purely than on her debut album, LIKE BLOOD LIKE HONEY an intimate collection of dusky, sepia-toned piano-driven pop gems. Think Fiona Apple if she underwent anger management, or an edgier, darker Sarah MacLachlan. Both women are artists that Brook admires, but her main influence is Joni Mitchell. “I love her poetry and her chords, and her depth,” she says. Indeed Brook’s own lyrics rely more on abstract images than literal story-telling. Brook also adores Mitchell’s willingness to explore musical territory outside the accepted confines of pop music, a trait that Brook shares. Who says a girl who can strum a heartrending ballad on a lap dulcimer can’t be a pop star?
