Music Review

Holly Palmer (1996)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Holly Palmer; Genre: R&B

The jazz-rock-soul roots of this 26-year-old singer-songwriter are in glorious evidence on her self-produced and self-titled debut Holly Palmer — in the funk of ''Different Languages,'' the groove and naughty lyrics of ''Lickerish Man,'' the gorgeous folk pop of ''Scandinavian Ladies.'' Despite ''I can do it all'' studio overkill and inevitable comparisons to Rickie Lee Jones, Palmer's voice, and writing chops, are all her own. A-

Originally posted Oct 25, 1996 Published in issue #350 Oct 25, 1996 Order article reprints

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