{"product_id":"shy-girl-vinyl-lp-cd","title":"Shy Girl – Vinyl LP\/CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Shy Girl \/ 2. Ooh Baby \/ 3. Rockaway \/ 4. Night Night \/ 5. Holding On \/ 6. In The Pictures \/ 7. Frontline \/ 8. Take Me In Your Arms \/ 9. Crying Wolf \/ 10. River Runs Deep \/ 11. Hello Operator \/ 12. We Share Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost \u003cstrong\u003efifteen years\u003c\/strong\u003e since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, \u003cstrong\u003ereggae’s orator of love \u003c\/strong\u003eHollie Cook is returning to the label for \u003cem\u003eShy Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals and catchy melodies,\u003cem\u003e Shy Gir\u003c\/em\u003el hears singer and songwriter Hollie Cook revel in her \u003cstrong\u003econtemporary lovers rock \u003c\/strong\u003esound, more confident and open to vulnerability than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA sun-drenched exploration of love in all its guises, \u003cem\u003eShy Girl \u003c\/em\u003etells stories of the magical and the melancholy, the heart-lifting and heart-breaking, across \u003cstrong\u003e12 luscious, analogue reggae compositions\u003c\/strong\u003e - the culmination of a soft-hued and instantly recognisable\u003cstrong\u003e “tropical pop” \u003c\/strong\u003esound that Cook has made her own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePut together across three years and four cities – from LA and NYC, to Vejer de la Frontera in Spain and Cook’s hometown London – \u003cem\u003eShy Girl \u003c\/em\u003ewas written with long-time collaborators, \u003cstrong\u003eThe General Roots Band\u003c\/strong\u003e, and features a contribution from \u003cstrong\u003elegendary dub MC, Horseman,\u003c\/strong\u003e who lends his voice to the album’s first single ‘Night Night’.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe album opens with the title track ‘Shy Girl’, a \u003cstrong\u003ebuoyant and elastic slice of lovers rock\u003c\/strong\u003e that was written in a moment of spontaneous intuition, and bubbles with a charisma and positivity that Cook radiates. “I’m not a natural show-off,” Cook explains. “The Shy Girl theme is me. It’s just about being my most vulnerable self and being as true to the music that love as possible.” It is this honesty which shines throughout, from the \u003cstrong\u003echugging deep dub\u003c\/strong\u003e of ‘Frontline’, complete with raking electric guitar lines, to the \u003cstrong\u003ebittersweet roots ballad \u003c\/strong\u003e‘We Share Love’, which closes out the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's clear to see that Cook’s songwriting draws on a lifetime of musical influences and inspirations. From her father,\u003cstrong\u003e Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook\u003c\/strong\u003e’s record collection and touring with post-punk icon \u003cstrong\u003eAri Up’s The Slits\u003c\/strong\u003e, to her love for strong female-led pop music and the bassweight of London’s sound system culture. Enamoured with the music of \u003cstrong\u003eJanet Kay and Phyllis Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShy Girl\u003c\/em\u003e represents a homecoming and a coming-of-age for Hollie Cook, distilling and refining a shimmering reggae sound that will capture your heart, as it first captured hers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_uTbE2f-iok?si=03M_BiDUdGPo5oZO\" height=\"315\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QbDQS5gZxCo?si=zmN0TORdnEZZ4qUZ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYDNpV3DWkU?si=meiBblb3QF4kbRQ_\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hollie Cook","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58738321457536,"sku":"MRBLP323","price":11.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Orange Vinyl LP","offer_id":58738321490304,"sku":"MRBLP323O","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58738321523072,"sku":"MRBCD323","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/1384\/1792\/files\/MRBCDLP323_Hollie-Cook_Shy_Girl_Shopify-SQ.jpg?v=1787213012","url":"https:\/\/vinylvers.com\/products\/shy-girl-vinyl-lp-cd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}