Holly Golightly

After seven years, the cult favourite resurfaces with a new album steeped in southern alt.blues flavour.

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Holly Golightly has been a survivor on the British garage-band circuit since the 90s, releasing 13 solo albums and more than 20 collaborative records. Long associated with Billy Childish and the Medway scene in Kent, she came to prominence with the riotgrrrl-spirited Thee Headcoatees before striking out on her own and later with roots-rock duo The Brokeoffs. Her new album, Look Like Trouble, is a collection of new alt.Americana songs with a distinctive English sensibility.

You recorded the new album in London with your longtime British band. How did it come together?

We did it at Gizzard [studio]. I've worked there for many years.

I brought over songs I'd been sketching for six or rehearse, I just show the band my notes, and once we're in the studio it becomes something else.

There's a deep, dark quality to the song Black Tongue. What is a black tongue?