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Jolie Holland with guests: Michael Hurley 
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'The Living & the Dead' is a work between worlds, of moving on and finding something new, of missed chances, and promises on distant horizons. From the past (the haunting simplicity of 'Love Henry,'which Bob Dylan tells us pre-dates the Bible) to the future (the stunning emotional complexity of her song,'The Future'), the Texas-bred singer-songwriter navigates a new rock approach that is built upon the folk, blues and jazz spectors that populated her three acclaimed previous albums.
Holland composed these songs in her old home town of San Francisco, as well as on the road across North America and Europe. A few were born during a writing retreat in New Zealand. Arising out of her life stories, and from the rich estuaries of the mysterious tales of other adventurers, her songs are grounded by true experience.
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