Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs – Medicine County (Music Review)
By Andrew Duncan • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Categories, Indie Rock, Music Genres, ReviewsHolly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Medicine County
Transdreamer
Rating: 3 out of 5
Link: http://www.hollygolightly.com/
Going from the London bustle to backwoods Georgia, Medicine County might not be what you are are expecting from Holly Golightly, but the album is fitting, and Medicine County is as much a part of them as the Deep South is now.
“Forget It” moves like the humidity in the summer bayou heat as Golightly’s vocals wrap around you like a python and echoes like an AM radio station emitting from a rusty Chevrolet.
But beside the brooding Texas rock of “Murder In My Mind,” that’s about the extent of that sound imagery. The title track and “I Can’t Lose” is Alabama-style bluegrass where Golightly forces too much twang and sticks out like a drunken night of karaoke.
“Blood On The Saddle” mimics an Old Country waltz where the strings seem about as drunk as the singers. They explore Delta Blues with “When He Comes” and they try their hand at the Lawrence Welk-like ballad “Dearly Departed.” This is where Golightly does her best to be as sincere as she can. It only makes the other songs stick out like a splinter and leaves you to choose wisely at what songs you do actually appreciate or get entranced by.
Andrew Duncan is a journalist who has migrated to the forces of academia. He has written for various publications including Chord, Heckler, Readyset...Aesthetic, and a vast array of alternative press contributions. When not roaming the streets of Indianapolis, he is either addicted to KXCI, making music, or striving to watch every film listed on IMDB.
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