On Sale Not The Girl Holly Macve SKU: 14.99 20.00 £14.99 - £20.00 £20.00 £14.99 - £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Modern Sky Released Date: 14th May 2021 Buying Format: 1LP 1LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option1LP1LP Coloured VinylClear Not The Girl quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “My vision was big,” says Brighton-based singer Macve of the road to her second album. “I knew I wanted to do something more expansive than my first record.” With reach, feeling, storytelling power and a stop-you-dead voice, Macve sizes up to that mission boldly on Not The Girl. Following on from the rootsy saloon-noir conviction of her 2017 debut, Golden Eagle, Holly sets out for deeper, often darker territory with a firm, unhurried sense of direction on her second record: on all fronts, it’s an album that looks its upscaled ambitions in the eye fearlessly. For Macve, the combination of influences such as Nancy & Lee with time spent touring helped widen her horizons. “I wasn’t afraid of trying new things, and I wanted to explore sounds and develop my skills in production, composing and engineering. When I wrote the songs on Golden Eagle I had never toured, it was just me in my bedroom playing acoustic guitar. I then got the chance to tour the world with a band and sing with a symphony orchestra [with Mercury Rev in 2017]. My little world grew and I realised there was so much for me to learn about how I can use my skills as a singer and writer. I didn’t want to limit myself – I wanted to push my boundaries.” At every turn, Macve’s powers of evocation are matched by the depth and strength in her voice. Witness the meeting of a plangent pedal-steel with her elastic vocal on the atmospheric “Be My Friend”, or the sultry verses and soaring chorus of “You Can Do Better”, which bring to mind a prairie-sized Mazzy Star. Guest guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones’ spacious contributions help enhance its sense of space. “Bill was an important part of the story of this record,” says Holly. “I love his playing – it helped create that kind of heavy, lazy, dreamy sound I’m such a fan of.” Elsewhere, rich seams of contrast and counterpoint emerge. The Velvet Underground-ish “Sweet Marie” is epic drone-country, “Little, Lonely Heart” a symphonic waltz around the rootsy stuff of bad love, jealousy, and guilt. “Who Am I” merges a Phil Spector-ish wall of sound with a grunge-y melodic insouciance, while “Daddy’s Gone” finds Macve reflecting on the death of her father over Memphis soul-style backing, rendering complex emotions with controlled reserves of detail and drama before a roistering climax. “Lonely Road” closes the album on a note of becalmed resilience, its narrator looking “past the prison walls and into the garden”, ready to face whatever waits out there. Other contributors included Fiona Brice (Placebo, John Grant), whose string arrangements helped Macve fulfil an ambition to blend ’70s Laurel Canyon sounds and the rougher edges of ’90s grunge with the melodic sweep of Scott Walker. Collin Dupuis (Lana del Rey, Angel Olsen) mixed the album in Nashville; CJ Hillman (Billy Bragg) plays pedal-steel, Emily Druce plays viola, and David Dyson/Phil Murphy play drums. The Arts Council helped with funding, and recording took place between Holly’s home studio, Retreat Studios in Ovingdean, Ryder-Jones’ YAWN studio in Liverpool, and Kore Studios in London. Brave, brooding, and beautiful, Not The Girl is the sound of that confidence in full, spectacular bloom. Artist Holly Macve Genre Americana / Country Label Modern Sky Buying Options 1LP , 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings 1 Bird 2 Eye of the Storm 3 Be my Friend 4 You Can Do Better 5 Daddy’s Gone 6 Little Lonely Heart 7 Sweet Marie 8 Who Am I 9 Not the Girl 10 Behind the Flowers 11 Lonely Road Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Holly Macve and more from Americana / Country View Product Quick View Holly Macve Golden Eagle Americana / Country | Bella Union | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 28th February 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Holly Macve Golden Eagle £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Bella Union SKU: BELLA550V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joana Serrat Dripping Springs Americana / Country | Loose Music | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 4th October 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joana Serrat Dripping Springs £16.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Loose Music SKU: VJLP237 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 4th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Grey De Lisle Home Wrecker Americana / Country | Hummingbird Records | 1LP Released 24th August 2023 £35.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Grey De Lisle Home Wrecker £35.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Hummingbird Records SKU: nn269882 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th August 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Jason Isbell Something More Than Free Americana / Country | Southeastern | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 15th July 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jason Isbell Something More Than Free £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Southeastern SKU: SER99861 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th July 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mark Olson The Salvation Blues Americana / Country | Diverse Records | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 20th February 2009 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mark Olson The Salvation Blues £18.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Diverse Records SKU: DIV014LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 20th February 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chatham County Line Autumn Americana / Country | Yep Roc | 180g, 1LP Released 1st September 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chatham County Line Autumn £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Yep Roc SKU: LPYEP2482 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 1st September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Turnpike Troubadours A Long Way From Your Heart (45RPM) Americana / Country | Bossier City Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 13th October 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Turnpike Troubadours A Long Way From Your Heart (45RPM) £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Bossier City Records SKU: BCR04 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Greg Allman Southern Blood Americana / Country | Rounder | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 4th October 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Greg Allman Southern Blood £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Rounder SKU: 7200485 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 4th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Felice Brothers, The Celebration, Florida Americana / Country | Loose Music | 1LP Released 30th May 2011 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Felice Brothers, The Celebration, Florida £14.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Loose Music SKU: VJLP193 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th May 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dixie Chicks Wide Open Space Americana / Country | Columbia / Legacy | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 11th April 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dixie Chicks Wide Open Space £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Columbia / Legacy SKU: 88875175811 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 11th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View William Elliott Whitmore Radium Death Americana / Country | Anti | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 25th March 2015 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders William Elliott Whitmore Radium Death £18.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Anti SKU: 8714092738216 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Americana / Country Start again
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