LP – Limited Dinked Edition #363: Olive green vinyl * Signed art print * 3 pin badge set * Hand-numbered * Limited pressing of 400 * * = EXCLUSIVE to Dinked Edition Almost fifteen years since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, reggaes orator of love Hollie Cook is returning to the label for Shy Girl, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautiful vocals and catchy melodies, Shy Girl hears singer and songwriter Hollie Cook revel in her contemporary lovers rock sound, more confident and open to vulnerability than ever before. A sun-drenched exploration of love in all its guises, Shy Girl tells stories of the magical and the melancholy, the heart-lifting and heart-breaking, across 12 luscious, analogue reggae compositions – the culmination of a soft-hued and instantly recognisable tropical pop sound that Cook has made her own. Put together across three years and four cities from LA and NYC, to Vejer de la Frontera in Spain and Cooks hometown London Shy Girl was written with long-time collaborators, The General Roots Band, and features a contribution from legendary dub MC Horseman, who lends his voice to the albums first single Night Night. The album opens with the title track Shy Girl, a buoyant and elastic slice of lovers rock that was written in a moment of spontaneous intuition, and bubbles with a charisma and positivity that Cook radiates. Im not a natural show-off, Cook explains. The Shy Girl theme is me. Its just about being my most vulnerable self and being as true to the music that Iove as possible. It is this honesty which shines throughout, from the chugging deep dub of Frontline, complete with raking electric guitar lines, to the bittersweet roots ballad We Share Love, which closes out the album. It\’s clear to see that Cooks songwriting draws on a lifetime of musical influences and inspirations. From her father, Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cooks record collection and touring with post-punk icon Ari Ups The Slits, to her love for strong female-led pop music and the bassweight of Londons sound system culture. Enamoured with the music of Janet Kay and Phyllis Dillon, Shy Girl 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. Tracklist: Side A1. Shy Girl2. Ooh Baby3. Rockaway4. Night Night5. Holding On6. In The Pictures Side B1. Frontline2. Take Me In Your Arms3. Crying Wolf4. River Runs Deep5. Hello Operator6. We Share Love