Backstage at Gov Ball, the singer-songwriter broke down some of her favorite songs — and why Flyte are "the most underrated band of all time" — for Rolling Stone’s Song Shuffle
While chilling backstage at Gov Ball in New York City, Holly Humberstone joined Rolling Stone for an episode of our Song Shuffle series. The singer-songwriter shuffled songs on her phone, not having any idea what might pop up. “This is authentic,” she told Rolling Stone‘s Leah Lu. “Every time I click ‘next song,’ I’m afraid of what’s going to come up.”
First up was the 2021 Flyte cut “Everyone’s a Winner.” “[They’re] a band from the UK I feel are the most underrated band of all time,” says Humberstone, who says the song is best heard during a “really introspective moment.”
“Change” by Big Thief appeared next. “I often think about who are the artists currently who are going to go on to be legends, who are like the Bob Dylan’s of our generation,” Humberstone says. “I feel like [Big Thief lead singer] Adrianne Lenker is one of those really, really rare artists. She’s a constant source of inspiration. I’m obsessed with her.”
Her playlist then jumped back about three decades to the title track from Tom Petty‘s 1994 solo album Wildflowers. “I used to listen to a lot of Tom Petty growing up and in my teenage year,” she says. “Right now I’m on tour and I haven’t been touring for two years while writing my latest project. Something about being on a bus with my best friends traveling around the states listening to Tom Petty, it’s kind of the perfect vibe. This song in particular I feel like is an underrated Tom Petty song. It’s this really gorgeous love song. Simplicity, for me, really wins. I love all the backing vocals and the layers of acoustic guitars. It feel really dreamy.”
