Green Guava by Holly Holden y Su Banda
‘Green Guava’ is the soundtrack to a decade of musical and amorous exploration: twelve love songs inspired by people and places that Holly went searching for herself in. It’s a celebration of life in all its colour - from the danceable, dizzy heights of tropical euphoria in tracks like ‘Hello Platonia’, with its infectious, driving clave, and joyful, cumbia ‘Canción Imparable’ - to the sad, slow bottom of the blues in jazz-infused ‘Never or Now’ and RnB track ‘H.I.M.’. This album is a trip, a piece of tropical escapism from the grey London where it has its roots, and, while each song has it’s own musical identity, together they tell a coherent and intriguing story of self-discovery.
The production of physical copies of 'Green Guava' was funded by Holly's fans through a successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2020
Tracklist
| 1. | Green Guava | 3:06 |
| 2. | Hello Platonia | 3:38 |
| 3. | To Lose | 3:22 |
| 4. | Tú Llorarás | 3:01 |
| 5. | H.I.M. | 3:49 |
| 6. | José Martí | 3:15 |
| 7. | Canción Imparable | 3:49 |
| 8. | Don't Jump | 3:02 |
| 9. | Never Or Now | 4:15 |
| 10. | Santiago | 3:36 |
| 11. | I Can't See | 3:35 |
| 12. | Palomita | 1:32 |
Credits
Holly Holden -
Lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar (Santiago and HIM), cuatro (Green Guava), BVs.
Frank Clarke -
Electric guitar, bass guitar (Santiago, HIM and Green Guava), acoustic guitar (Santiago and Green Guava), cuatro (José Martí), BVs.
David Beauchamp -
Drums, percussion and BVs.
Satin Singh -
Bongos and güira (Tú Llorarás), congas, tambora, alegre and güira (Canción Imparable)
All songs written by Holly Perman Turnbull
Produced and arranged by Holly Perman Turnbull, Frank Clarke and David Beauchamp
Recorded between 2017 and 2019 by Dan Lucas at Anchorbaby Studios, Simon Trought at Soup Studios and Laurie Sherman at The Booze Cube.
All songs mixed by Matias Duarte at Strongroom Studios, London, except Green Guava, José Martí, Santiago and Never or Now, mixed by Toby Mills at Patchwork Studios.
All songs mastered by Luis Bonilla at Old Street Studios, London.
Cover photos - Andrés Gomez
Lettering - Rojizo Buendía
℗ + © 2019 Holly Holden Music
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Holly Holden is a singer, songwriter and bassist from London with a tropical soul. A long-term love affair with Latin America and many years spent music-making in the region have shaped her unique sunny, Spanglish soul-pop sound.