Hollie Cook - Shy Girl

Released 10th October 2025

Almost fifteen years since the release of her self-titled debut LP on Mr Bongo, reggaes orator of love Hollie Cook is returning to the label for Shy Girl, her fifth studio album and her most authentic yet. Woven with tight grooves, beautifulvocals and catchy melodies, Shy Girl hears singer and songwriter Hollie Cook revel in her contemporary lovers rock sound, more confident and open to vulnerability than ever before.

A sun-drenched exploration of love in all its guises, Shy Girl tells stories of the magical and the melancholy, the heart-lifting and heart-breaking, across 12 luscious, analogue reggae compositions - the culmination of a soft-hued and instantly recognisable tropical pop sound that Cook has made her own.

Put together across three years and four cities from LA and NYC, to Vejer de la Frontera in Spain and Cooks hometown London Shy Girl was written with long-time collaborators, The General Roo