Lovers of lovers rock, rejoice! Hollie Cook returns with Happy Hour on June 24; pre-order today on CD, LP, and limited-edition orchid & tangerine Peak Vinyl in the Merge store, Hollie’s website, and participating independent record shops. In addition, Rough Trade will have an exclusive blue & purple vinyl pressing available at all of their US and UK shops, including Rough Trade East in London where Hollie will perform a record-release show on June 30.

Today, Hollie previews the album with lead single “Full Moon Baby” which arrives with a new music video shot with her backing band, General Roots:

Here’s Hollie on “Full Moon Baby”:

Inspired by new life and, of course, the moon. Two of my closest friends had recently had babies, and I was filled with so much hope and love. Moons and babies both have such a soft, gentle nature to them and fill me with wonder. Also, babies look like tiny moons.

An excerpt from the Vivien Goldman–penned album bio:

With Happy Hour, Hollie Cook matures into the queen of modern-day “lovers rock”—the lush girly harmony reggae style beloved in Britain since the 1970s. 

Touring as a teenager with punk legends The Slits encouraged the fierceness within her sweetness. Hollie’s mentor was Ari Up, the band’s lead singer and a lifelong friend of Cook’s parents (Sex Pistols drummer Paul and her singer mother Jeni). “My father always said I would be a singer. But I discovered lovers rock on my own. I heard it on pirate radio and with friends, and I was bewildered, enchanted,” she recalls. “The Slits are the reason I have pursued this career. I was surrounded by powerful women at a young age, and when my time came, I was never fazed by male dominance. They were my wall of courage.”

From those feisty roots, Hollie has only grown. Her soulful directness on Happy Hour is relatable and authentic. “I can’t get away from it,” she says. “Making this music that I love, I do turn deep inside myself. It makes me explore a lot of human truths and feelings that we should not shy away from, and it feels like a release to turn them into songs.”

Hollie Cook will make live appearances at several summer festivals and, later this year, embark on a tour that will take her across the UK, Europe, and North America. Get your tickets today, and make sure you’re following Hollie on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for more updates.

Hollie Cook on tour:
Jun 30 London, UK – Rough Trade East (Happy Hour release show)
Sep 28 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere Rooftop
Oct 14 Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
Oct 15 Blackpool, UK – Bootleg Social
Oct 16 Manchester, UK – Gorilla
Oct 18 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Oct 20 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Oct 21 Bristol, UK – Thekla
Oct 22 Brighton, UK – Chalk
Oct 23 Southampton, UK – The 1865
Oct 26 London, UK – Village Underground
Oct 27 Beauvais, FR – L’Ouvre-Boîte
Oct 28 Paris, FR – Trabendo
Oct 29 Brussels, BE – Botanique
Oct 30 Utrecht, NL – Tivoli de Helling
Nov 04 Saint Pierre, RE – Kergueven
Nov 05 Le Port, RE – Kabardock