You may know her as one half of the dreamy folk duo Hawthorn. A group known for intricately beautiful woven harmonies. Two voices creating a space for the listener to truly swim in, often dipping into one another and becoming one before dividing into the air around their words again. Today Taylor Holland‘s voice stands in a solitary format with a brand new track.

Holland has branched off into the solo realm with a new track being released to the internet world today called “Home”. In many ways the song maintains that ethereal feel that her other project is known for. There is unending expanse within the song to stretch out and get lost in. A deep throbbing via the bass line and the floating tenor saxophone lines that float in and out like a diving swallow. There in your view one minute and gone the next.

The singer-songwriter’s voice stands on its on here on “Home” and does so to great effect. Feeling influences from the folk singers and ballads of the British Isles in delivery and structure, the song marches along under her lilting voice. The drone of a bowed bass providing the low end space for her higher notes to sail above and take flight, guiding the song to upward spiraling heights. 

 

 Joining Taylor on the track are Alex Gasser on bass (who also plays in Hawthorn), Neta Raanan on tenor sax and Patrick Simard on drums. The tune was produced by Anders Olson.

She will celebrate the release in person of this new track at the Burren on Sunday (tomorrow) with Karl (Brittany Karlson’s solo project) and Elise Leavy. You can grab your tickets HERE now.