Common Holly

Common Holly Wants to Be Sincere Without Being Open-Hearted on 'When I Say to You Black Lightning'

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2019

Brigitte Naggar, who performs as Common Holly, doesn't want to give too much of herself away. Even her debut album, Playing House, a wheezi...

Common Holly

When I Say to You Black Lightning

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2019

Common Holly's second album, When I Say to You Black Lightning, feels like a worthy successor to her debut, Playing House. There are clear...

Common Holly Readies New Album 'When I say to you Black Lightning'

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2019

Nearly two years removed from releasing debut album Playing House, Common Holly has shared details of a follow-up. Titled When I say to yo...

Indie Fridays Brings DJ NDN, Neon Dreams, Common Holly to Yonge-Dundas Square

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2019

Chevy Music Indie Fridays will return to Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square later this week, and the lineup for the rest of the summer has just...

Fredericton's Shivering Songs Festival Expands 2019 Lineup

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2018

After sharing a handful of headliners early last month, organizers behind Fredericton's Shivering Songs festival have added a whole bunch m...

Common Holly

Up+Dt Festival, Edmonton AB, October 6

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2018

There are a few things worth contemplating when sitting in a church. Why did the Flintstones celebrate Christmas? When concerts are in chur...

Common Holly

Pop Montreal, Montreal QC, Sept. 29

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2018

Brigitte Naggar's lullabye-like voice is the centrepiece of Common Holly's pensive, delicate pop that's prone to the odd chaotic moment. Th...

Common Holly

Playing House

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2017

As a full-length work, Common Holly's Playing House feels satisfyingly complete.   On the opener and standout track "If After All," project...