Who Is…Hollie Cook
By Christian Hoard, eMusic Contributor
"I'm shadow-kissing you on my balcony," Hollie Cook sings on "Shadow Kissing," a highlight from her self-titled debut. With burbling organs and a gently pogoing beat, the song suggests roots reggae, but Cook's wry croon helps make it dreamy, plush and almost surreal — as if she's serenading an apparition. Like the rest of her reggae-suffused album, it's sweet summer music with hints of darkness, as though Sade had headed to Jamaica with bad love… more »
