Desert Hollow - Thirsty (2021)

“A refreshing blend of old-timey country folk, blood harmonies, knee-slapping hoedowns, this album will definitely leave listeners “Thirsty” for more.”

Xander Hitzig and Nicole Olney are Desert Hollow, a young California duo who have been compared to Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. Musical comparisons to those two 70s legends have become almost too commonplace with any new male/female couple working in country or folk music today. The correlation is often unfair because if the recipients of the praise can't live up to those advance notices they're almost looked upon as artistic disappointments. I don't want that to happen to Desert Hollow. But, after you listen to Thirsty - the couple's five song, debut, EP - you'll know why those comparisons are being made.