Renowned Canadian vocalist Holly Cole on her 13th studio album 'Dark Moon'

Renowned Canadian / International vocalist Holly Cole released her 13th studio album, Dark Moon, on January 24, 2025.

Teaming up with her long-time live performance partners, along with additional musicians to create rich harmonies and layers, this album is a true ensemble project that highlights her signature style.

Dark Moon is available via Rumpus Room/Universal Music Canada.

SWOMP caught up with Cole for an interview to discuss her album.

"I really wanted this album to embrace the spirit of spontaneity," Cole said.

"At the same time a quintessential part of the sound of my music is in the arrangements. So, we did very little rehearsal in advance, and the songs were incredibly fresh for us while we were in the studio. The musicians that I play with contribute greatly to the arranging of the songs, and I wanted to hear the sound of when the light goes on for each one of us and many of the arrangements fell together as we played them. What we end up hearing on this record is the moment when we discover what we love about the song, and what its essence is for me."

Cole isn’t one of those artists who falls into any one category.

Her smoky voice is sultry, her arrangements smart and sexy and all the while she and her musicians very uniquely reshape traditional Jazz, Pop and Country standards this time particularly from the New American Songbook writers including Marty Balin, Peggy Lee, Hal David, Burt Bacharach and Johnny Mercer.

Follow Holly at https://www.hollycole.com/.