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British artist Jenny Hollingworth, aka Jenny on Holiday, drops her solo debut album Quicksand Heart on January 9.
The project is described to be a ‘record of joy, power, and abundance’ with bold pop production that is punk influenced.
In it, the singer, delivers a variety of moods through honest and relatable lyrics.
“I wanted to let go of any mad song structures and ideas that weren’t succinct,” Jenny said.
“I wanted to push at the edge of the universe of pop and make these big, bold songs about my fear of dying and things going wrong in my life and finding my feet again on the ground. That’s my pop,” added the member of experimental pop duo Let’s Eat Grandma Jenny Hollingworth.
“I kept getting worried that the ideas were too simple, but I found that as a songwriter, those small, straightforward stories can be articulated into something so emotionally profound and complex.”
The first single released off the album titled Every Ounce of Me was followed by the artist throwing a karaoke party in London, with fans receiving invites for through email.
“This song was inspired by singing dramatic, fun 80’s love songs at karaoke with my friends, and I wanted to make something I could imagine in that setting,” she said.
The record also features themes of melancholy and heartbreak, as the second single titled Good Intentions was written during a challenging time in the artist’s life.
“This was the second song I wrote for Quicksand Heart, and it was written during a period when I had been struggling to find meaning in life after dealing with a long period of heartbreak and setbacks. I realised that despite life’s uncertainties, I wanted to strive to live and love fully and also continue to do what I love to do most, which is writing songs and making music.”
The project’s ‘playful’ name indicates the creative talent being ‘on a holiday from the band’, and the cover features a hyper saturated image of Jenny wearing her mother’s wedding dress.
“It’s not to reflect typical kinds of romances, but a love of life,” she explained.
