Hollie Cook (Vinyl)

Hollie Cook was born and bred in West London in a household dominated by music, She gravitated to the sounds of Marc Bolan, David Bowie and The Cure, With Sex Pistol Paul Cook as her dad, music was always 'on the menu'! After some acting studies, Hollie rejected her arts schooling for a musical path truer to her influences, Family friend and Slits singer Ari Up persuaded Hollie to sing backing vocals for a new EP, which she followed by ditching school to join the band on a six week US tour, Her vocals and keyboards featured on the subsequent LA sessions, More collaborations followed [Jamie T, Ian Brown], most significantly on Prince Fatty's underground reggae hit Milk and Honey, Hollie's passion for reggae singers Janet Kay and Phyllis Dillon combined with classic 60s girl groups formed the basis for her solo debut of self coined 'Tropical pop', Produced by Prince Fatty, the album includes a transformed cover of The Shangri-Las' Walking In The Sand and among the guests are: Omar, Dennis Bovell, George Decker of The Pioneers and Style Scott.