So back in 2001 I *cough* came across *cough* a demo of a song called "It's true that we love one another" with a girl I had never heard before sharing vocals with this up and coming new band called the White Stripes. The song would later be on the album Elephant. That british girl was miss Holly Golightly, and she totally intrigued me.... so I kept my eyes on her... and much like her duet partner, she evolved with the times... She found a new kindred quirky spirit to replace Jack and collaborate with in Lawyer Dave ( a one man drum and guitar extravaganza from good ol' San Antone) as she morphed from a garage rocker to more of a rockabilly and blues infused organic grassroots country sound.
Ok, I don't know if you can call Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs country. Every song on the new album Medicine Country is a little bit different... sometimes it has that country twang, but at others it has more of a bluesy feel, and sometimes its just outright what I call Spaghetti Western Lounge. Its good though. I like it.... Its hard to believe she's British these days... living in rural Georgia with a Texan, playing southern fried jams.
Medicine County is Holly's third album with the Brokeoffs... The first was You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Cryin'... which is just a fabulous name. The second gave us the Song "Getting High for Jesus" and it was called Dirt Don't Hurt.
Listen:Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs" Forget It"
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs - Forget it
Listen:Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs" Getting High For Jesus"
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs - Getting High For Jesus
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