KiKi Holli creates an immersive 5-track listen with ‘Something About You’
With Something About You, Southern California artist KiKi Holli & The Remedy has delivered an atmospheric and gorgeous five-track EP. Rooted in indie pop but shaded with rock grit, dream pop haze, and dark wave intensity, the music is cinematic, immersive and enjoyable.
From the opening moments of the title track, Holli establishes a world steeped in longing and quiet revelation. “Something About You” is a meditation on desire that’s both intimate and expansive, pairing airy textures with a vocal performance that balances vulnerability and control. It’s an immediate statement of intent: this is music designed to be felt as much as heard.
That sense of atmosphere carries into “The Garden,” an acoustic layered song that leans into warmth and possibility. The production blooms with lush instrumentation, evoking a fleeting, sun-drenched escape. There’s suspended time where Holli captures the fragile beauty of a moment you wish could last forever.
The EP’s reimagining of INXS’ “Don’t Change” is particularly striking. Holli’s vocals are on full display here as she reframes the song with restraint and emotional depth. The result is a version that is introspective, uncovering layers of tenderness that often sit beneath the surface of the classic.
“So Far Away” shifts the tone inward, exploring the physical and emotional weight of distance. It’s one of the EP’s most affecting moments, carried by a haunting vocal performance that lingers long after the track ends. There’s a quiet intensity here that underscores Holli’s ability to communicate absence as something deeply tangible.
Closing track “Brand New Day” is a pop rock banger that offers a sense of release. The track is all about getting what you want and deserve and knowing your own true self worth.
Produced, mixed, and co-written by Grammy-nominated producer Ethan Allen (Ben Harper, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Tricky), the EP benefits from a sonic palette that is both polished and deeply textured.
Across Something About You, the music thrives in contrasts, light and shadow, intimacy and expansiveness, nostalgia and forward motion. Ultimately, Something About You is a statement piece. It captures an artist in control of her vision, translating personal emotion into something cinematic and universal. These are songs built to be revisited, not just for their melodies, but for the feelings they leave behind.