Band of Brothers Vol.1 Hollie Smith and Mara TK
Collaboration albums are a tricky prospect. For every inspired pairing that becomes more than the sum of its parts (Gutter Twins, DangerDoom, Blakroc) there are many more that actually play to nobodys strength and leave the listener wanting more. The reigning queen of Aotearoa soul, Hollie Smith has recently teamed up with vocalist / multi-instrumentalist Mara TK to release the album Band of Brothers, Vol 1. As the name implies, Band of Brothers Volume 1 is the first in a series of intended musical projects by Smith. They are an avenue that allows her to collaborate with kindred musical spirits that she may not have the opportunity to do on her main discography.
On working with Mara TK, Hollie says: Mara is the first 'volume' in this project which kind of happened by accident I have always been a huge fan of Electric Wire Hustle and after talking to Mara about helping me co-produce another idea, it developed and made more sense for us to establish a whole new project which is what we did. We both wanted to do this before we both made our way offshore and made a 6 week deadline to write, record and finish it we did it."
