Hollie Cook – Shy Girl

MR.BONGO (UK)SKU: MRBLP323

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販売価格¥4,890 JPY
Condition : New
Format : LP
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説明

Sex PistolsのドラマーであるPaul Cookを父に持ち、ポストパンクの象徴的グループThe Slitsのメンバーとしても活動した経歴を持つHollie Cook。彼女が自身の音楽的アイデンティティである現代的なラヴァーズ・ロックを研ぎ澄ませ、Mr Bongoレーベルから5枚目のスタジオ・アルバムをリリースした。

本作は、彼女が「トロピカル・ポップ」と称する独自のスタイルを12曲のアナログ・レゲエへと昇華させたものだ。ロンドン、LA、ニューヨーク、そしてスペインの4都市を巡り、3年の歳月をかけて制作。長年のパートナーであるThe General Roots Bandと共に作り上げたサウンドには、伝説的なダブMCであるHorsemanも「Night Night」で華を添えている。

アルバムの幕を開けるタイトル曲「Shy Girl」は、彼女の内面にある繊細さとポジティブなエネルギーが弾ける、軽快でしなやかなトラック。一方で、「Frontline」では重厚なエレクトリック・ギターが唸るディープなダブを聴かせ、最後を飾る「We Share Love」では、切なくも美しいルーツ・バラードを披露する。

Janet KayやPhyllis Dillonといった偉大な女性シンガーへの憧憬と、ロンドンのサウンドシステム・カルチャーが育んだ重低音。それらが彼女の甘美なヴォーカルと溶け合い、きらめくような音像を作り出している。ヴァイナルの溝に刻まれた温度感のあるベースラインと、空気に溶け出すような透明なメロディのコントラストは、スピーカーを通じて部屋の空気を一変させる力を持っている。

 

A1. Shy Girl
A2. Ooh Baby
A3. Rockaway
A4. Night Night
A5. Holding On
A6. In The Pictures
B1. Frontline
B2. Take Me In Your Arms
B3. Crying Wolf
B4. River Runs Deep
B5. Hello Operator
B6. We Share Love

 

 

Almost fifteen years since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, reggae’s orator of love Hollie Cook is returning to the label for Shy Girl, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals and catchy melodies, Shy Girl hears singer and songwriter Hollie Cook revel in her contemporary lovers rock sound, more confident and open to vulnerability than ever before.
 
A sun-drenched exploration of love in all its guises, Shy Girl tells stories of the magical and the melancholy, the heart-lifting and heart-breaking, across 12 luscious, analogue reggae compositions - the culmination of a soft-hued and instantly recognisable “tropical pop” sound that Cook has made her own.
 
Put together across three years and four cities – from LA and NYC, to Vejer de la Frontera in Spain and Cook’s hometown London – Shy Girl was written with long-time collaborators, The General Roots Band, and features a contribution from legendary dub MC, Horseman, who lends his voice to the album’s first single ‘Night Night’.
 
The album opens with the title track ‘Shy Girl’, a buoyant and elastic slice of lovers rock that was written in a moment of spontaneous intuition, and bubbles with a charisma and positivity that Cook radiates. “I’m not a natural show-off,” Cook explains. “The Shy Girl theme is me. It’s just about being my most vulnerable self and being as true to the music that love as possible.” It is this honesty which shines throughout, from the chugging deep dub of ‘Frontline’, complete with raking electric guitar lines, to the bittersweet roots ballad ‘We Share Love’, which closes out the album.

It's clear to see that Cook’s songwriting draws on a lifetime of musical influences and inspirations. From her father, Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook’s record collection and touring with post-punk icon Ari Up’s The Slits, to her love for strong female-led pop music and the bassweight of London’s sound system culture. Enamoured with the music of Janet Kay and Phyllis Dillon, Shy Girl represents a homecoming and a coming-of-age for Hollie Cook, distilling and refining a shimmering reggae sound that will capture your heart, as it first captured hers. 

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