May 08 2006
3 New Songs from Jolie Holland
I’m listening to the opening track to Jolie Holland’s new album. And I’m floating. And swinging with the groove and the flow and the soul of her voice. This is a killer opening track. I am hooked. The song is called “Crush in the Ghetto.” The album is Springtime Can Kill You. I downloaded the jazzy title track and “Crush in the Ghetto” from this site (scroll down). I downloaded another song called “Crazy Dreams” from this site. The album comes out tomorrow. I’m enticed.



Springtime Can Kill You is available at eMusic. I’ll wait to get my hands on the CD, though.
Just got the CD. Haven’t listened to all of it yet. First impressions: more jazzy bluesy, more of a studio album than a recorded-in-the-living-room album, but not over-produced. The album cover features a drawing of Jolie Holland that I wouldn’t call flattering. The inside cover has a photograph of her that makes me wonder why they didn’t put that on the cover. Lyrics included in the album, which is nice for a change. Looks good.
I’ll play selected tracks from the ablum this Friday if I have the time.