Like Blood Like Honey

Holly Brook來自美國的Wisconsin，她6歲起就開始登台演出，15歲時已經和母親一起錄製了3張民謠獨立唱片，並組建了自己的第一支Jazz樂隊。2003年她來到了Los Angeles尋求自己的音樂夢想，最終她出眾的才華被著名的現代搖滾團體Linkin Park看中，將她簽到了樂隊自己的廠牌Machine Shop Recordings旗下。去年樂隊成員Mike Shinoda發行了首張個人專輯"The Rising Tied"，其中便收錄了一首與Holly Brook合作的歌曲"Where'd You Go"。今年這首歌曲在美國電台意外大熱，Holly Brook這個優美的女聲也開始得到了人們的關注。
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<BR>初聽Holly Brook很容易讓人們聯想到Dido，同樣是憑藉著一首與rap藝人合作的歌曲而出名，她的聲線和唱法也與Dido頗有幾分相似。不過Holly Brook的音樂無論在旋律走勢還是配樂上都更加偏向民謠風格。今年4月她發行了首張試水Digital EP，其中收錄了包括"Curious"和"Saturday"在內的5首歌曲。在"Curious"這首歌曲中Holly Brook憂鬱的嗓音遊走在略顯悲涼的鋼琴伴奏之上，吟唱出了她對未知答案的不斷求索。而"Saturday"則是一首輕鬆歡快的民謠小調，簡單的木吉他伴奏與Holly Brook婉轉跳躍的演唱勾勒出了一幅幅頗具生活氣息的畫面。
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<BR>Holly Brook的首張大碟《Like Blood Like Honey》於2006年6月6日發行。
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<BR>A lot of roads lead to Holly Brook (the singer, not a picnic destination). There's the hip-hop path, on which plenty of next-big-thing predictors got to know her through her collaboration with Fort Minor on The Rising Tide (her haunting chorus on "Where'd You Go" became an instant hit). Then there's the TV path, on which anybody with an ear for pop with staying power could have chosen between a couple of trails: both the NBC show Conviction and the WB series Related have featured her plaintive song "What I Wouldn't Give" off this, her debut. However you reach this piano-propelled 20-year-old star in the making, though, you won't be sorry. In the space of three songs, she recalls a decade's worth of singer-songwriters twice her age, and in an unhurried, stylish way that suggests she's doing it handily. A wrenching Tori Amos vibe weaves through "Again & Again," a track that recalls Shawn Colvin in equal measure; Suzanne Vega circa Solitude Standing surfaces in the vivid short verses of "Saturday"; and Sarah McLachlan seeps out over most of the vocals, but especially those on "Give It Up for You" and the lovely "Cellar Door." Joni Mitchell is the association Brook was going for--she cites her as influence number one--but comparisons with the more obvious mentors can't come as much of a bummer. The Joni connection may surface yet: Like Blood Like Honey is surely a trickle in a long career to come
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如果你喜欢Holly Brook的专辑《Like Blood Like Honey》里的歌曲可以把下面的歌曲连接发给你的朋友:
1.Giving It Up For You - Holly Brook
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2.Wanted - Holly Brook
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3.What I Wouldn - Holly Brook
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4.Like Blood Like Honey - Holly Brook
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5.Again & Again - Holly Brook
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6.Curious - Holly Brook
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7.Saturdays - Holly Brook
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8.Heavy - Holly Brook
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9.Still Love - Holly Brook
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10.All Will Be Forgotten - Holly Brook
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11.Cellar Door - Holly Brook
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