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- Summary: The second full-length release from This Is Lorelei features re-recording of 10 songs written between 2014 and 2021.
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- Record Label: Double Double Whammy
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Dec 12, 2025On Holo Boy, the tracks feel finished and confident, allowing the record to serve as both the close of a chapter and an invigorating next step for This Is Lorelei.
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Dec 12, 2025Holo Boy may not be as much of a statement as Box for Buddy, Box for Star, but its charms are undeniable.
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Dec 12, 2025This Is Lorelei isn’t quite as compelling as Amos’s other project (whose spirit is detectable on outlier Mouth Man, an eclectic rush of dead-eyed sprechgesang and awkward synth blasts over a four-on-the-floor beat), but this collection of sweet-sad acoustic fare is certainly enjoyable enough to justify its opportunistic repackaging.
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Dec 12, 2025In the wrong hands this kind of indie pop could become trainspotter-ish, or an exercise in technical skills and box-ticking – as it is, ‘Holo Boy’ is a wonderfully enjoyable cycle of straight-down-the-line songwriting.
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Dec 12, 2025Holo Boy doesn’t go out of its way to experiment or provoke, but its emphasis on reinterpretation is strangely moving, particularly at this point in Amos’ career.