Ive confessed in the past that its tough for me to get into many female vocalists. I dont know why, Im a little short sighted I guess. There are a few that I cannot do without though and the shortlist includes Jolie Holland. I discovered her right around the time Escondida was released a couple years ago and have found her old time radio folk both haunting and enticing ever since. Jolie has a new album due out May 9th on Anti titled Springtime Can Kill You. Here are a couple tracks from the album and the press release.

Jolie Holland’s second studio album, Springtime Can Kill You” is a 12 track song-cycle—a crossroads where haunting meets joyful—a voice from the heavens singing stories of the underworld. Holland’s songs rise and fall like heavy eyelids and convey the peace of that place between asleep and awake, creating a special place for you to be. There sounds from past and present-tense waltz together to a never-ending melody that flickers between folk, jazz, blues and pop. Holland’s lyrics conjure characters and situations one might find in the surrealistic celluloid of Jim Jarmusch. As with all good dreams, there is an anything-goes spirit leading the way.

Jolie Holland- Springtime Can Kill You
Jolie Holland- Crazy Dreams

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