Brand new album from Holly Wild

Sydney-based singer-songwriter Holly Wild has built her musical identity around the belief that even life’s most difficult moments can contain a glimmer of hope. Blending indie pop, folk pop and cinematic style, she pairs candid, emotionally expressive vocals with storytelling lyrics and delicate melodies. Her music finds its strength in the contradictions of everyday experience, moving between pain and defiance while keeping sight of the light at the end of the tunnel.

Her journey towards becoming an artist in her own right was not an entirely straightforward one; before releasing her original music, she spent years performing covers across Sydney’s live circuit while working towards a business degree. The idea of pursuing personal, story-driven songwriting had been discouraged as impractical, leaving her to reconsider the direction she wanted her life to take. Eventually, she walked away from her studies and enrolled at the Australian Institute of Music to develop her sound formally, choosing to follow her creative instincts as opposed to settling for a more conventional path.

That decision began to take shape with Fire, her 2024 debut album, which was produced alongside David Arkwright, whose credits include James Arthur and Teddy Swims, introducing Holly’s confessional songwriting and knack for infectious melodies. Singles including “Cuts Me Up,” “Fire” and “Hard to Love” helped build her growing profile, earning her a Paramount TV placement, a collaboration with ARIA chart-topping artist Jolyon Petch and recognition as a composer for MIBE Music.

Comparisons to Maggie Rogers, Julia Michaels and Fleetwood Mac offer a sense of her musical sphere, while the warmth and character of her vocals have drawn comparisons to Christine McVie. Now, following the release of her debut album, Holly now returns with Technicolour, a self-funded sophomore record that embraces the full spectrum of human emotion. With Technicolour, Holly continues to shape a sound that feels profoundly personal, turning her attention towards the complicated spaces between love, jealousy and self-worth.

The 13-track album explores what it means to experience conflicting emotions simultaneously, from the consuming intensity of falling for someone to the quieter moments when insecurity begins to surface. By not presenting these feelings as problems that need to be neatly resolved, Holly allows them to coexist, celebrating the difficult reality of being fierce and fragile, scared and brave, independent yet deeply connected to others.

The record moves between catchy indie pop hooks, dreamy guitar arrangements and more expansive pop rock moments. Expressive vocals and infectious choruses sit alongside slower acoustic passages, while powerful vocal belts and haunting textures give its more intense moments a sense of release. Produced with Grammy-winning producers including Brian Forbes, Technicolour develops a colourful soundscape without losing the emotional directness that defines Holly’s songwriting.

Opening track “Pull Me In” captures the rush of being drawn towards another person, its floating pop vocals and seamless melody reflecting the almost overwhelming excitement of attraction. “Only You Would Do” follows with a stomping beat and a singalong energy, looking back at the complications of a relationship with a mixture of affection and nostalgia. Title track,“Technicolour” is driven by punchy pop rock vibes, thematically portraying a woman unwilling to dim herself, embracing darkness and brightness as equally important parts of who she is. It is a fitting highlight on a record that avoids reducing identity to a single emotion or version of the self.

“Nothing Heals If Nothing Hurts” builds from muted guitars and pulsing drums into an anthemic chorus as Holly works through emotional pain while “Wild In My Imagination” lands as a hypnotic, haunting soundscape capturing the experience of wanting someone without ever expressing it, allowing the possibility of romance to remain suspended in fantasy. Closing the record with “Wait For Me Love” Holly strips the arrangement back to acoustic guitars and airy vocals, contemplating a future shaped by love that is enduring rather than glamorous to offer an intimate and highly affecting finale to her superb sophomore album.

Self-funded and driven by real life experience, Technicolour finds Holly Wild embracing the freedom to feel everything at once. Her songwriting acknowledges the uncomfortable realities of love and self-doubt while finding beauty in the process of confronting them, delivering an album that celebrates the complexity of being human in all its colour.

Listen to Technicolour below