She has been described as "a talented songsmith" who "combines old-school craftsmanship with Joni Mitchell's perspectives on relationships and environment"[2] and "a silky-voiced jazz-influenced songwriter"[3] who "laces her low-key arrangements with exquisite vocals".
[5] Rebecca Hollweg has performed and recorded with the same band for more than 20 years, which consists of leading British jazz session musicians Andy Hamill (bass), Mike Outram (guitar), Tom Gordon (drums), Phil Peskett (piano), and Julian Ferraretto (violin).
Consisting of melodic pop songs, it featured string arrangements by Chris Bowden and a guest appearance by Jeb Loy Nichols.
Dan Cairns, writing in the Culture section of The Sunday Times, praised "the title track’s ode to friendship and late developers, the bare-bones upcloseness of Where Are You Going?
[21] Rob Beattie in Q magazine described her as a "gifted tunesmith, happy to wrangle words into memorable phrases ('You cannot see these bruises/They are inside my head')" and praised "Weather Song, with its infectious chorus, and the beautiful, bouncing Warhol and Williams".
[11][13] The album was produced by Andy Hamill,[23] bass player with 4hero, Carleen Anderson and Shea Seger,[5] who has played bass on albums by Laura Mvula, Rumer, Carleen Anderson, Natacha Atlas, 4Hero, Nitin Sawhney, and has also worked with Kylie, Martha Reeves, Tim Minchin, John Hegley, and Omar.
Produced by Andy Hamill and mixed by Brad Nunn of 4hero,[19] the album features the same musicians as on June Babies and a sleeve design by Jeb Loy Nichols.
[11] Reviewing the album for NetRhythms, Mike Davies described it as "an equally warm, mellow affair that colours the folk core with jazz, pop and country on more songs about childhood, the awakenings passing years bring, beginning and endings, and relationships".
These Are My Tears with its smooth electric guitar is something you could imagine the late Karen Carpenter wrapping her voice around this near perfect pop song...highly listenable from beginning to end which has you reaching for the replay button for more chill-out joy.
[30] Reviewing Country Girl for Uncut magazine, Mick Houghton gave it 8 of 10, describing it as "another delightful batch of tunes" and adding: "The title track sets the tone, a jaunty, bass-driven, tongue-in-cheek look at city life, 'Ruby' is sung to her daughter and would have fitted snugly on any Carpenters’ album.
[23][35][36] She has also recorded duets with Tony Penultimate, aka Peter Brooke Turner of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, on his 2014 album Adventures in Gibberish.