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Dolly Mavies - "Forgive and Forget"

from 'Hot Music Live Presents Volume Eleven' by Hot Music Live Presents

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"Forgive and Forget" was first released as a single in July 2022 and appears on Dolly's debut album ‘The Calm & The Storm' .

" I was delighted to experience....local artist Dolly Mavies and her band for the first time. As always when I stumble across artists of this quality I kick myself for not having done so sooner, but I thoroughly enjoyed her set & recommend them to you" ("Hot Music Live" review of Godiva Festival 2023)

"Dolly describes the album overall as reflecting a "juxtaposition" between the elements in the title. I'd go farther though: I see it as a dichotomy with an obvious tension & friction which catalyses the songs. Yet not in an obvious way…. This is not an album of obvious dread & apprehension. Where the mood does swing towards the stressful, Dolly stays calm & emotionally detached enough to process the problem & deal with it. This is a person who when the storm breaks, will be found in its eye, surveying the carnage around her & reporting on it. You can't escape the serenity of her voice & perspective, even when at times she needs to get a little reproachful.

Yet another theme I (too) often get drawn into in my articles is my insistence that emotional truth does not equate in music into excessive vocal grandstanding: in fact I usually assume that the more showy the singing, the more shallow the sentiments. Guess what: Dolly keeps her emphasis on the honesty & the integrity of the song in her delivery & I do so value that.

The songs display delightful variations in actual arrangement, mood & sound without going too far: they are suitably diverse & eclectic while adhering to an overall unity of style. Taste again defines the instrumental parts of the songs & there is now showboating there either: parts add textures, details & accompaniments without an ounce of excess." ("Hot Music Live" review of ‘The Calm & The Storm' ).

"A beautiful essence to her vocal, a natural energy, it's not forced in any way, it feels so heartfelt and genuine" (Absolute Radio)

To learn more about Dolly Mavies and her music, please visit:

www.dollymavies.com

www.facebook.com/dollymavies

www.instagram.com/dollymavies/

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from 'Hot Music Live Presents Volume Eleven', released November 27, 2023
Written by: Dolly Mavies (lyrics) and Dolly Mavies & Adrian Banks (music).

Performed by:

Dolly Mavies (lead vocals & guitar)

Adrian Banks (bass, guitar, piano & percussion)

Christian Gillett (guitar)

Belinda Webb (drums)

Ruth Draper (backing vocals).


Produced by: Dolly Mavies & Adrian Banks

Gary Stevens (recording engineer)

Mixed by Adrian Banks


Photograph of Dolly Mavies by Tess Viera

www.tessviera.com

www.instagram.com/tessvieraphotography/

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