Reviews Of The Covers EP

From Drunkern Werewolf Magazine

"I never thought I'd see the day that 'Don't Let Go' by En Vogue would be covered by an acoustic guitar wielding songstress, and to her credit do it justice! Naomi Hates Humans is joined by the superb Tim Holehouse on this split EP to produce a mix of pop and old favourites that have inspired the pair thoughout their career. Both have transcended from previous bands and are now bashing out anti-folk and bleak Americana respectively. Tim's eerie take of 'Crazy' with a fittingly insane drum machine sparkles and Naomi has a brilliant growl to her voice, you can hear the sincerity of emotion that goes along with each song. A brilliant and underestimated musical force."


From Die Shellsuit Die!(8 out of 10)

"A nice little idea this, strictly limited to 200 copies and the first release for Naomi's own label. "The Covers EP" features 5 tracks each from anti-folk lady Naomi Hates Humans and americana/drone like sounds of Tim Holehouse. Both have been known to drop covers into their sets so a full CD of covers is what you get.Naomi throws in covers of En Vogue, Johnny Cash, Patti Smith and Leonard Cohen. Out of her 5 tracks the version of "Hallelujah" is probably the best, lending itself really well to her croaky voice (I mean that in a good way) while her take on "Don't Let Go" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" are pretty straight down the line but have that lived in quality her other material has.Tim Holehouse (Who used to vocalise for sludge monsters Among The Missing) treats us to a supremely downbeat and droning take on Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". Transforming the song into something else. His take on Johnny Cash's "Boy Named Sue" is a stand out as well. Taking a country track and transforming it into a droning, spoken word piece is pretty cool actually.The CD is rounded out by covers of each others songs, and having not heard the originals anyway it was lost on me other than being good songs.A pretty nice little curiosity of a release, if you can, I recommend grabbing a copy from somewhere."


From The Last Broadcast

"A fantastic concept, Better Than Dead (sic) present a stand off covers EP between Naomi Hates Humans and Tim Holehouse. The least likeable part of this wonderful idea is that the EP is split by Naomi singing the first half, and Tim singing the second, taking away from the battle aspect. Naomi Hates Humans' cover of En Vogue’s ‘Don’t Let Go’ is gripping - her raspy, gravelly vocals give a whole new meaning to the song, making you wonder if En Vogue were really covering her song! Her take on Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ - a song sang so beautifully by Cohen, as well as covered by the infamous, and sadly late, Jeff Buckley - is a brave attempt and one that pays off. Naomi Hates Humans manages to make the song her own, rather than simply emulate her predecessors. Tim Holehouse on the other hand manages to slaughter Gnarls Barkley’s summer hit ‘Crazy’, sounding like a drunken karaoke session. His cover of Syd Barrett’s 'Gigalo Aunt’ is a much stronger attempt, delivering the lines with passion and conviction. Overall, Naomi Hates Humans wins hands down, but we're still left with a fine EP introducing two up and coming London folk singers."


From Alternative Ulster (3 out of 5).

"Two leftfield singers go head-to-head on this EP which sees them both cover a pop song, a Johnny Cash song, one of each others', and so on. NHH has a little more success, simply for being a little less zany (admittedly, the whole project is pretty zany). Her aggressive delivery of Jeff buckley's (whoops! leonard Cohen's) 'Hallelujah' doesn't do the song jutice, while Holehouse's meandering take on The Wedding Present's 'Kennedy' robs it of all its impact and purpose. Still, it's a nice idea, well presented and with some interesting moments."