I Hope is
Holiday Flyer's fourth record, but it is the first recording with a fully realized band. Founding siblings
Katie and
John Conley have teamed up with longtime friends
Verna Brock (
California Oranges), drummer
Jim Rivas (
Rocketship), and bassist
Mike Yoas to deliver a more unified sounding recording.
I Hope is filled with bright, infectious pop songs, reminiscent of
the Sundays and
Mazzy Star.
Katie Conley's voice has much in common with the delicate sounds of
Hope Sandoval but, in the hands of producer
Larry Crane (
Elliott Smith,
Go-Betweens), that voice bends and blends with the simple instrumentation to draw out a sound that is uniquely
Holiday Flyer.