{Music Review} Here with Me by Holly Williams

Great Voice, Unimpressive songs.

The album “Here with Me” is my first exposure to the country music artist Holly Williams. I was surprised to find out she is the granddaughter of Hank Williams, daughter of Hank Williams Jr, and half sister of Hank III.

On first exposure it is clear she has a really great voice, very similar to Faith Hill, although not quite as bright, but with more depth. In terms of the musical style the album is comprised of typical light country, it could almost pass for pop in most cases if it weren’t for the slide/steel guitars in the background. The music could be similar to a Shania Twain album in that with a different backing band it could pass for regular old pop music.

The songs themselves were nothing special; the two songs that stand out have already been released as country music singles “Mama” and “Keep the Change”. On the whole the songs range from slow ballads to average mid-tempo songs, but nothing stood out to me or had a hook that impressed me and made me want to listen to a song again and again.

Holly Williams obviously has a great voice, an even better pedigree, a good backing band and nice production values, but this album failed to “Wow” or excite me in any way. I finished listening unimpressed, perhaps you will enjoy it more than me?