Then there's the "Gold and Catholic," a knotty little syncopated number about the unresolved issues left simmering between a rebellious daughter and her dead father. It's like years of therapy distilled into one rueful shrug, one of those songs that goes deeper with every listening. The one cover on the album is a curious choice — "Art Lover" by Ray Davies, a lesser-known Kinks track from the viewpoint of a male pedophile. The wistful delicacy in Ramos' girlish voice, though, brings a haunting new dimension to the song.
"There are some people who are singles artists, and there are some who are album artists," Holly says. "It's like the difference between indie actors and blockbuster actors." (For the record, Holly has done a bit of indie acting herself). "I'm an album artist; I like having the whole thing hold together." Race Horse holds together, all right, and it's a winner.
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