“‘Built for Love’, the debut album from Fort Worth songstress Rachel Gollay, is one of the best albums to materialize this year, from not only Fort Worth but North Texas. Exhibiting a preternatural control of not only her whip-smart lyrics but the dense, lustrous compositions in which she places them, it’s a deeply intoxicating listen from first track to last. With a novelist’s flair for... more
“‘Built for Love’, the debut album from Fort Worth songstress Rachel Gollay, is one of the best albums to materialize this year, from not only Fort Worth but North Texas. Exhibiting a preternatural control of not only her whip-smart lyrics but the dense, lustrous compositions in which she places them, it’s a deeply intoxicating listen from first track to last. With a novelist’s flair for detail — ‘Receptionist’ is an achingly beautiful short story — and a musical omnivore’s willingness to absorb influence from anywhere, Built for Love spills out of the speakers fully formed, an incredibly polished first showing (produced by Russell Jack and Joshua Jones) catapulting Gollay to the front ranks of essential Texas artists.” - Preston Jones, DFW.com / Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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