Leading up to the release of her debut album, singer/songwriter Kate Bollinger issued no less than four EPs, signing with Ghostly International for the fourth, after her gentle, jazz-inflected pop attracted the attention of Kanye West, resulting in a songwriting credit on his Donda LP.
For her full-length coming-out (also on Ghostly), she not only remains loyal to a crafted, sophisticated, and soft-footed presentation but maunders even further into soft, pillowy textures, including a vocal delivery sometimes so gossamer as to barely uphold the melodies. She also takes her EPs’ 1960s and ’70s singer/songwriter inspirations to the next level with help from contributors including Matthew E. White, Sam Evian, Adam Brisbin (Katie von Schleicher,…

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