113. HOLLY GOLIGHTLY - TRULY SHE IS NONE OTHER (2003)
If you have ever heard the White Stripes 'Well It's True That We Love One Another' off the Elephant album then you'll know of who Holly Golightly is. Sadly most people don't know any more than that so here is some background. She rose to fame in Billy Childish's all girl garage band Thee Headcoatees recording several albums with them before going solo in the mid 90s and has since put out around 11 or 12 solo albums. Truly She Is None Other , her 9th album is the pick of those and the one that has recieved the most praise , and it deserves all of it.
I'll get one thing straight out of the way , if your looking for originality you won't find it here at all. This is like listening to something that came out in 1964.It's a straight pop album with blues , country and early R&B influences. If you are a fan of the Rolling Stones , The Kinks and The Who's first couple of albums before they became 'rock' bands then you'll know the sort of thing I mean. The main riff from 'Time Will Tell' is stolen straight from 'All Day & All Of The Night' by The Kinks , but thats ok , The Kinks used it on about 5 different songs anyway , In fact the album also features the Ray Davies penned 'Tell Me Now So I Know'. Whatever originality is lacking here is more than made up for with great songwriting. I can't think of a single song on here that I would consider filler material. It's just 13 great 60s retro style pop songs performed well & sung beautifully.
So if you do like what you've heard from her on Elephant what are you waiting for , find this NOW.
Favourite Songs : Walk A Mile , Time Will Tell , It's All Me , Tell Me Now So I Know