Springtime Can Kill You

Jolie Holland is an artist who transcends genres and demographics; her audience spans from 20-something fans of Devandra Barnhardt and Sufjan Stevens to listeners who find in her timeless sound and voice a spiritual descendant of classic American music.

On her third album 'Springtime Can Kill You', Jolie expands her musical palate beyond the guitar folk stylings of her breakthrough album 'Escondida', in an ambitious, piano-driven song-cycle that owes as much to Mingus and Monk as it does to Woody Guthrie and Bessie Smith. To achieve the lush sound that can be heard on 'Springtime Can Kill You', Holland and band recorded live to tape in front of an audience of friends. The album's rich tones, swirling through Holland's unique storytelling, create both a departure from reality and a reminder of the beauty humans can create.

'Springtime Can Kill You' will appeal to fans of Tom Waits, Sufjan Stevens, Norah Jones, Billie Holiday and Cat Power.