HOLIDAY FLYER
I Hope (Darla)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Oh, it's sweet and sappy and hopeful and optimistic, but despite all this, I can't help but absolutely love this album because the lead singer's voice is just so pretty. Singing the lyrics her brother, John Conley, wrote for her, Katie Conley's voice reminds one of Ranier Maria or 10,000 Maniacs, just sweet and soft and simple and perfect for this kind of music. The backing band's pretty good, too, a quiet guitar-bass-percussion ensemble, but it's obvious that the main focus of these songs is the singer and not the musical accompaniment.

© 2002 - Holly Day