Music Reviews
Hollyn
One Way Conversations
Hollyn first came to my attention when I heard her as a featured artist in TobyMac’s “Backseat Driver” from his 2015 This Is Not A Test album. She delivered strong confident vocals and I was surprised to found out that she was still in her teens then. In 2015 She released her EP Hollyn, which features decent tracks like “Steady Me” and her reworking of the Lecrae hit “All I Need Is You”. She has also featured on a number of other albums and last year released her debut album One-Way Conversations (Gotee Records, 2017). Her music is a seamless fusion of R&B and pop, with a twist of hip-hop.
The album starts off with “Can’t Live Without”, a full-bodied mid-tempo track that straightaway sets the standard for the album musically and conveys futility of life without God. The album continues to deliver with the upbeat “Love With Your Life“, which admonishes us to walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to love.
On “Obvious” Hollyn gives God’s perspective on the vanity of running from Him when it’s obvious that our lives don’t work without Him. Other standouts include the affirming “Lovely” – it’s message, that God views us as beautifully and wonderfully made, is timely and very relevant in this age of endemic identity crises amongst the young. The album also features a Capital Kings remix of “Love With Your Life” plus a number of guests artistes including TobyMac and Andy Mineo.
It’s a very strong debut album by Hollyn and I look forward to more of such from her.
The album starts off with “Can’t Live Without”, a full-bodied mid-tempo track that straightaway sets the standard for the album musically and conveys futility of life without God. The album continues to deliver with the upbeat “Love With Your Life“, which admonishes us to walk the walk and not just talk the talk when it comes to love.
On “Obvious” Hollyn gives God’s perspective on the vanity of running from Him when it’s obvious that our lives don’t work without Him. Other standouts include the affirming “Lovely” – it’s message, that God views us as beautifully and wonderfully made, is timely and very relevant in this age of endemic identity crises, particularly amongst the young. The album also features a Capital Kings remix of “Love With Your Life”, plus a number of guests artistes including TobyMac and Andy Mineo.
It is a very strong debut album by Hollyn and I look forward to more of such from her.
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