Living & The Dead
 | Anti, 2008, Audio CD |
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With a vocal style hailed by the Village Voice as "sultry and sweet, despairing and lonely", Jolie has experimented in the past with various settings for her unique, jazz-inflected voice. This time working with such collaborators as M. Ward (She & Him, My Morning Jacket) and Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello), she has embraced both the rocking side of her roots, and the compositional possibilities of the studio, multi-tracking her voice for the first time. The results have intensified the evocative moodiness of her music but also brought out a rollicking looseness.
- Mexico City
- Corrido Por Buddy
- Palmyra
- You Painted Yourself In
- Fox In Its Hole
- Your Big Hands
- Sweet Loving Man
- Love Henry
- The Future
- Enjoy Yourself
Title: Living & The Dead
Sales Rank: 2577 in Music
Artist: Jolie Holland
Label: Anti, 2008-10-07, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.8 x 0.2 inches, 0.15 pounds
- very good, but not her best
- To her credit, Jolie Holland is growing as an artist, and making good use of the admiration she's received from industry greats. That being said, I don't think this is her best effort. I'd put it at #3 in her catalog, behind the extraordinary Catalpa and the delicious Springtime Can Kill You, but ahead of the less certain Escondida. But this is also… More reviews
- Brilliant, as Usual
- At first I was a little put off by the seemingly less unique sound of this CD. I was wrong. Yes, it's a little more accessible, but it has depth and keeps growing on every listen. She's truly one of the essential American artists of this generation. May she continue to write and sing. … More reviews
- Incredible Artist and Performer
- I just saw Jolie perform at Eddie's Attic in Atlanta. Truly incredible performance. Effortless performance done to perfection. My friend, who had never heard of her, told me in the first 30 seconds, "I'm in love." I have followed Jolie's music since I first heard of her on Catalpa. My favorite is "Springtime can kill you", but this record is really growing on me fast. If you get a chance go see… More reviews
- Jolie goes to show you don't ever know
- With The Living and the Dead, Jolie Holland continues to find her way towards normalcy yet still delivers a good, and at times great album. Springtime Can Kill You grew on me quite slowly over the past couple years, and I think that's where I'm at with The Living and the Dead.
The weirdest thing about… More reviews
- Highly Spirited
- I was caught by this album when I first heard it, I was really surprised by how listenable it is. While this album does lack the gorgeous smoky darkness and textures of Springtime, The Living and The Dead, is still a brilliant album. The atmosphere is surrendered for a more lively collection of songs, but the songs are still brilliantly arranged and… More reviews
