Wild, unconventional and ruthlessly blunt, Hollie Joyce is a songwriter completely in control of her craft. Combining fervent lyrics with distorted and at times eerie tones, Joyce has established a compelling sound that doesn’t hold back. Her influences span wide, drawing as much from the works of Howlin’ Wolf, Buddy Holly, Patti Smith, Nirvana and Bob Dylan as she does from 70’s horror flicks and spaghetti westerns. The result is a dynamic cacophony that sometimes strays into raucous rock ’n’ roll freak outs, while at other times deviating to the more alluring and melodic.

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